The NY Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins are playing live on the NHL schedule on Friday and the game is from the CONSOL Energy Center and will be starting up past 7 pm ET and New York comes in as one of the surprise teams this season and Pitt has been the top team in the division as the Metro rivals matchup with Sidney Crosby and John Tavares leading the way.
The Penguins are playing very well this season and they have been one of the best teams in the east and the league. The team is first in the Metropolitan division and they have a 13-3-1 record with 27 points to open the year. The Islanders have played well and those trades from just before the season started have paid off. The team is second in the division and they are 12-6-0 this season with 24 points. Pitt comes in after a shutout win against the Canadiens and now they have a home and home with the Islanders.
The Penguins come in ranked in the top five across the board this season and they are first in goals per game and third in penalty kill percentage. The team is fourth in goals against and they have been getting some strong play in net, while the team is also first in power play percentage this season. Crosby is leading the team in points as usual and he is also tops in assists. Crosby has been scoring a bit more lately and he had his eighth goal of the season in the Montreal game.
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