For the third consecutive season the Pittsburgh Penguins have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the First Round after the New York Islanders defeated the Pens 5-3 last night. The Islanders won their third game in a row to take the series in six games 4-2.
The Pens built two early leads in the game, but New York came back quickly each time, and eventually took control of the game with three goals in a three minute span of the second period. Two of the goals came within 13 seconds after the Pens had taken a 3-2 lead.
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry stopped 19 of 24 shots, while the Islanders Ilya Sorokin won his third straight game, stopping 34 of 37 shots from the Penguins.
Jeff Carter, Jake Guentzel and Jason Zucker scored the Penguins goals.
The Islanders move on to face Boston in the Second Round.
Other NHL Playoff games:
–Tampa Bay completed the elimination of the Florida Panthers in six games after a 4-0 win last night.
–Minnesota evened their series with the Vegas Golden Knights with a 3-0 win last night in Game 6 – forcing a Game 7 Friday.
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