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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders Recap - Penguins Win 4-3

Kris Letang scored a pair of goals against the Islanders as Pittsburgh handed New York a 4-3 defeat on Saturday at Nassau Coliseum.

Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as +103 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.

Pittsburgh got goals from Kris Letang(2), Sidney Crosby, and Jared McCann in the victory. Crosby opened the scoring at 2:17 of the second period.

Tristan Jarry stopped 24 of 27 New York shots in the victory.

Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal, and Brock Nelson scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Tristan Jarry.

Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Pittsburgh scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while New York went 1-for-1 with the man advantage.

New York lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 31-27.