Rapid Recap: Islanders 4, Penguins 2

The New York Islanders earned a critical two points in a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night, leapfrogging their Metropolitan Division foes for the first wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Brock Nelson (2G), Bo Horvat (1G, 1A) and Anders Lee (GWG) powered the offense for the Islanders, while Jake Guentzel and Jason Zucker recorded the pair of goals for the Penguins. Zach Parise handed out two assists in the win.
Ilya Sorokin made 44 saves in the victory at PPG Paints Arena. Tristan Jarry made 28 saves in his return from injury.

THE SCORING:
1st Period:
6:12 - PIT 1, NYI 0 - Rushing down the ice on a three-on-three, the Penguins top line creates a passing sequence that leads to Pittsburgh's first goal. Jake Guentzel tips in a backdoor feed from Sidney Crosby, with Rickard Rakell tallying the secondary assist.
2nd Period:
5:19 - PIT 1,NYI 1 - Brock Nelson keeps, holds, and snipes one past Tristan Jarry to even the score at one apiece. Zach Parise collects the only assist.

12:26 - PIT 2, NYI 1 PPG - Kasperi Kapanen sends a cross-ice pass to Jeff Petry, whose slap shot from the point ricochets off the post. Jason Zucker collects the loose change and jams the puck past Ilya Sorokin to recover the lead.
3rd Period:
8:34 - PIT 2, NYI 2 - Bo Horvat scores on a sharp-angle wrist shot to even the score in the third frame. Hudson Fasching picks up the sole assist.

10:15 - NYI 3, PIT 2 - The Islanders capitalize off a sloppy Penguins turnover, as Anders Lee slides and chips it in from the side of the net to take the Islanders' first lead of the night. Matt Martin and Bo Horvat record the assists.

19:35 - NYI 4, PIT 2 EN - Brock Nelson ices the game with an empty net goal in the waning seconds of the final frame, marking his second goal of the night.

NOTEBOOK:
Ilya Sorokin's 44 saves account for his third highest save total on the season... Arnaud Durandeau took four shots, recorded two hits and a takeaway in 14:09 TOI his NHL debut... Brock Nelson scored his 25th and 26th goals, marking his 13th multi-point performance of the season... Bo Horvat snapped a three-game pointless mini-drought with the game-tying goal in the third period, marking his 35th of the season, his fourth as an Islander... With an assist on Horvat's goal, Hudson Fasching snapped his eight-game pointless drought... Anders Lee recorded his third game-winning goal of the season... Mathew Barzal missed the matchup against the Penguins with a lower-body injury and is week-to-week... Josh Bailey (upper-body) missed his second consecutive game... Jean-Gabriel Pageau (upper-body) was out of the lineup for the fourth consecutive game... The Islanders dominated the faceoff circle, winning 34 of 22 draws (61%)... Ross Johnston and Jason Zucker each took a 10-minute misconduct penalty in a brawl late in the second period, involving five players on each side... Tristan Jarry started in his first game back from an injury that kept him out of the lineup for nine straight games... The Penguins losing streak extended to three games.
GOALTENDING MATCHUP:
Ilya Sorokin stopped 44-of-46 in the win.
Tristan Jarry stopped 28-of-31 in the loss.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders power play went 0-for-3, while their penalty kill went 3-for-4.
IMAGE OF THE GAME:

NEXT GAME:
The Islanders return home to host the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night at UBS Arena. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.