Penguins Fall To Islanders In Overtime

February 21, 2024 4:36 am

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Pelech beat Alex Nedeljkovic 57 seconds into overtime to lift the New York Islanders past the skidding Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4. Pelech’s winner was his first goal since last April as the Islanders recovered in the extra period after squandering a late lead. Brock Nelson scored his 24th goal of the season for New York. Mathew Barzal, Simon Holmstrom and Mike Reilly also scored for the Islanders. Valtteri Puustinen and Drew O’Connor scored 54 seconds apart in the third period as the Penguins erased a two-goal deficit to salvage a point in the standings.