• Lines: Straka-Lemieux-Kovalev, Morozov-Hrdina-Daigle, Robitaille-Primeau-Nieminen and McKenna-Manderville-LaCouture.
• Defensive pairings: Tarnstrom-Moran, Bergevin-Rozsival and Pushor-Melichar.
• Goaltender: Johan Hedberg
• Captain: Mario Lemieux
• Alternate captains: Alexei Kovalev, Martin Straka.
• 1st period scoring: NYI, Kvasha (A Yashin, M Timander), 7:24. Pit, Kovalev (power play) (A Morozov, D Tarnstrom), 10:16. NYI, Aucoin (power play) (R Hamrlik, A Yashin), 17:03.
• 1st period penalties: NYI, Bates, (Obstruction-hooking) 8:28; NYI, Hamrlik, (Cross-checking) 9:11; Pit, McKenna, (Unsportsmanlike conduct) 16:17..
• Shots after one period were 13-11 in favor of Pittsburgh.
• 2nd period scoring: No scoring.
• 2nd period penalties: Pit, Pushor, (Elbowing) 4:42; Pit, Hedberg, (Delay of Game) 7:55; Pit, Tarnstrom, (Hooking) 13:52; Pit, Nieminen, (Roughing) 15:29; Pit, Lemieux, (High-sticking) 19:10.
• Shots after two were 23-20 in favor of the Penguins.
• 3rd period scoring: NYI, Wiemer (D Scatchard, J Blake), 6:00. Pit, Lemieux (power play) (A Morozov, A Kovalev), 15:46.
• 3rd period penalties: NYI, Hamrlik, (Boarding) 3:00; Pit, Morozov, (Tripping) 3:46; NYI, Osgood, (Slashing) 7:25; Pit, Hrdina, (Hooking) 7:45; NYI, Scatchard, (Tripping) 14:56; Pit, Bergevin, (Gross Misconduct) 20:00.
• Three Stars of the Game:
  1. Chris Osgood, NYI (33 saves)
  2. Adrian Aucoin, NYI (1g)
  3. Alexei Kovalev (1g, 1a)
• Shots on goal: Pittsburgh - 35, New York - 27.
• Power plays: Pittsburgh 2 of 5, New York 1 of 8.
• Goalies: Ny Islanders, Chris Osgood (35 shots, 33 saves).
  Pittsburgh, Johan Hedberg (27 shots, 24 saves).
• Attendance: 15,723 at the Civic Arena.
• Scratches: Andrew Ference (IR - hernia), Shean Donovan (leg), Hans Jonsson and Janne Laukkanen.
• ESPN boxscore: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=221116016

Scoring         1  2  3   T 
Islanders       2  0  1   3
Penguins        1  0  1   2 

Shots on goal   1  2  3   T 
Islanders      11  9  7  27
Penguins       13 10 12  35