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Pregame The Penguins happily welcome the return of Bryan Rust from his suspension and get Stuart Skinner in net. First period Good start for the Penguins, they get an early power play after Scott Mayfield hooks Egor Chinakhov.
Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist, including the game-winner 52 seconds into overtime, and the New York Islanders defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 at UBS Arena on Tuesday. He beat Stuart Skinner high to the glove side from between the circles on a breakaway after Mathew Barzal fed him with a bouncing pass up the middle.
The Providence Bruins finished up their road trip tonight against the Bridgeport Islanders. The Bruins came in riding a seven-game winning streak; they swept the Charlotte Checkers over the weekend, outscoring them 7-1.
Captain Roman Josi scored his 200th career goal in the third period, snapping a tie and giving the Nashville Predators a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday at UBS Arena.
Here are three takeaways from the road trip: Anthony Duclair was struggling, a healthy scratch in two straight games and three of five before the Islanders faced the Devils on Jan. 6 at UBS Arena. He tried out one of Casey Cizikas’ sticks leading up to the game and liked it enough to keep it.
The Providence Bruins returned home from their road trip with an eight-game winning streak, most recently beating the Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday night.