Pittsburgh Penguins at NY Islanders 2/28/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Penguins complete a back-to-back on Sunday when visiting the New York Islanders after playing the Islanders on Saturday. Pittsburgh is 10-7-1 with 21 points following a 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Thursday. Pittsburgh is tied for fourth in the East division three points behind co-leaders Boston and Washington. The loss by Pittsburgh snapped a three-game winning streak for the Penguins.

Jake Guentzel is the leading goal scorer for Pittsburgh with seven and is the leader in points with 16, while Sidney Crosby is the leader in assists with 10. In goal, Tristan Jarry is 6-6-1 with a goals against average of 3.17 and save percentage of .895. Pittsburgh is scoring an average of 2.94 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.33 goals per game. The Pittsburgh power play is scoring 15.1% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 74.5% of the time.

The Islanders complete their back-to-back when hosting Pittsburgh on Sunday. Leading up to this two-game series with Pittsburgh, the Islanders have won two straight and are 10-6-3 with 23 points. New York is in third place in the East division one point behind both Boston and Washington. The Islanders have won five of their last seven with the only two losses over that stretch on the road against Pittsburgh.

Anders Lee is the leading goal scorer for New York with nine, while Nick Leddy is the leader in assists with 11 and Mathew Barzal is the leader in points with 17. In goal, Semyon Varlamov is 9-4-2 with a goals-against average of 2.06 and save percentage of .928. New York is scoring an average of 2.68 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.32 goals per game. The Islanders power play is scoring 22.2% of the time in the penalty kill unit has been successful 80.9% of the time.