Zach Parise scored the tiebreaker late in the third period and Brock Nelson added two goals as the Isles beat the Penguins on Friday night.
— Zach Parise scored the tiebreaker late in the third period and Brock Nelson added two goals as theAnders Lee had two goals and an assist, Ilya Sorokin finished with 40 saves and the Islanders snapped a three-game skid that included two overtime losses. Mathew Barzal added two assists.
Kyle Palmieri bumped Penguins defender Brian Dumoulin off the puck and Nelson picked up the loose puck before feeding a darting Parise, who gave the Islanders a 5-4 edge at 17:17 of the third. With the win, the Islanders moved past the Washington Capitals in the wild-card standings and temporarily secure the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Nelson pulled the Islanders to within one goal at 14:25 of the second period and extended his point streak to a career-best 12 games. Mayfield's long outlet pass sprung Nelson into the offensive zone and he completed a wraparound to cut the Penguins' lead to 3-2. The Islanders trimmed their deficit to one for the second time to cap the middle period. Lee scored his second of the game as he inadvertently deflected Barzal's shot past DeSmith.
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