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36-21-16 - L1
Pittsburgh Penguins
42-27-5 - W2
New York Islanders
Elmont - UBS Arena
March 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
PIT
1
C
Sidney Crosby
28G - 36A
(64P)
2
D
Erik Karlsson
13G - 47A
(60P)
3
R
Bryan Rust
26G - 33A
(59P)
4
R
Anthony Mantha
27G - 27A
(54P)
5
C
Evgeni Malkin
15G - 37A
(52P)
PIT Injuries
Crosby, Sidney
Lower Body
Day to Day
Crosby (lower body) won't be in the lineup against the Dallas Stars on Saturday.
Mar 30, 2026
Malkin, Evgeni
Upper Body
Day to Day
Malkin (upper body) won't play Saturday against the Dallas Stars.
Mar 30, 2026
Hallander, Filip
Leg
Day to Day
Hallander (leg) was recalled from his conditioning stint with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Apr 2, 2026
Jones, Caleb
Suspension
Day to Day
Jones (lower body) was assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday for a conditioning loan.
Apr 2, 2026
Lizotte, Blake
Upper Body
Week to Week
Lizotte (upper body) will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
Apr 14, 2026
Kettles, Peyton
Shoulder
Season
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire Elmer Soderblom from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2026 3rd round pick (SJS).
Feb 24 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Samuel Girard and a 2028 2nd round pick from the Colorado Avalanche for Brett Kulak
Metropolitan Standings
NYI
1
C
Mathew Barzal
18G - 47A
(65P)
2
D
Matthew Schaefer
22G - 34A
(56P)
3
C
Bo Horvat
30G - 22A
(52P)
4
L
Anders Lee
16G - 23A
(39P)
5
R
Simon Holmstrom
19G - 20A
(39P)
NYI Injuries
DeAngelo, Tony
Lower Body
Day to Day
DeAngelo (lower body) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Dallas Stars, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports.
Apr 9, 2026
Romanov, Alexander
Shoulder
Week to Week
Romanov (shoulder) is making strides in his recovery from surgery and could return during the 2025-26 postseason, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.
May 1, 2026
Engvall, Pierre
Ankle
Season
Engvall (ankle) will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.
Sep 15, 2026
Palmieri, Kyle
Knee
Season
Palmieri (knee) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Sep 15, 2026
Varlamov, Semyon
Knee
Season
Varlamov (knee) has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports Thursday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The New York Islanders acquire Brayden Schenn from the St. Louis Blues for Jonathan Drouin, Marcus Gidlöf, a 2026 1st round pick (COL) and a 2026 3rd round pick (NJD).
Feb 24 2026
The New York Islanders acquired Matt Luff from the St. Louis Blues for Julien Gauthier
Metropolitan Standings
Goaltending
PIT
21-15-9
2.91 GAA
88.8% SV
NYI
28-18-2
2.47 GAA
91.4% SV
PIT
16-10-8
2.98 GAA
89.1% SV
NYI
14-9-3
2.77 GAA
89.5% SV
PIT
1-1-2
2.56 GAA
89.7% SV
NYI
0-0-0
8.90 GAA
71.4% SV
Goaltenders
PIT
36-21-16
GAA: 3.07
SV%: 0.888
vs
NYI
42-27-5
GAA: 2.76
SV%: 0.901