New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro (39) sets up to block a shot as defenseman Mark Eaton (4) inserts his stick to block a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins center Mark Letestu (10) in the first period of an NHL hockey game at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010.
New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro (39) sets up to block a shot as defenseman Mark Eaton (4) inserts his stick to block a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins center Mark Letestu (10) in the first period of an NHL hockey game at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010.
New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro (39) watches from the crease as Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) sends the puck into the wrong side of the net in the first period of an NHL hockey game at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010.
Sidney Crosby's 25-game points streak was snapped by the New York Islanders and goalie Rick DiPietro, who stopped the Pittsburgh captain and the rest of the Penguins' high-powered offense in a 2-1 shootout victory Wednesday night.
Crosby had at least a point in every game since Nov. 3 at Dallas. The run, in which Crosby had 26 goals and 24 assists, was the longest in the NHL since Quebec's Mats Sundin had a 30-game streak during the 1992-93 season.
Crosby also had scored a goal in five consecutive games before being shut down by the Islanders, the team he has victimized the most with 62 points in 33 career games.
Crosby was denied on Pittsburgh's second shootout attempt when DiPietro blocked a shot with his pad.
Josh Bailey gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead in the second period, but Chris Conner tied it before the frame was over.
That left the game in the hands of DiPietro and Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury, the only goalies to be chosen No. 1 overall in the NHL draft.
DiPietro finished with 37 saves through overtime in his first outing after sitting out five games while dealing with swelling in his surgically repaired left knee. Fleury stopped 25 shots and dropped to 16-2-2 against the Islanders.
By beating the NHL's top team, the Islanders can forget about their 7-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday. Pittsburgh will shift its focus to the Winter Classic on Saturday against Washington at Heinz Field.
The teams were tied 2-2 through three shootout rounds. P.A. Parenteau put the Islanders ahead by scoring off a speed rush on Fleury, and DiPietro sealed New York's rare win over Pittsburgh by stopping Mark Letestu.
The Penguins were 16-4-1 against the Islanders since the start of the 2007-08 season and 11-1-1 the past two seasons. New York is 5-1-1 in its past seven games.
Pittsburgh had a golden chance to take the lead when it was awarded a penalty shot when Islanders defenseman Bruno Gervais closed his hand on the puck in the crease with 7:01 left in regulation. Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, 13 for 30 in career shootout tries, took the attempt and shot wide of the left post with a backhander.
Moments earlier, DiPietro nearly handed the Penguins a goal when he flubbed a clearing attempt into the slot. Tyler Kennedy fired wide of the yawning net as DiPietro frantically tried to get into position.
Fleury's signature moment of the third came when stopped Rob Schremp's one-timer from close range less than 4 minutes into the period. He then kicked out Matt Moulson's drive with 54 seconds left in regulation.
The Penguins, coming off a 6-3 home victory over Atlanta on Tuesday in which Crosby had two goals and two assists, looked sluggish and out of sync in the first period. The Islanders had chances to score, but couldn't beat Fleury.
That changed 34 seconds into the second when Bailey gave New York a 1-0 lead. Pittsburgh failed to clear the puck at the right point, and Travis Hamonic let go a shot that was stopped by Fleury. Bailey got loose from defenseman Paul Martin and popped in the rebound for his sixth goal of the season.
Pittsburgh began to find its legs as the second period progressed, only to be stymied by DiPietro. The Penguins finally figured him out after they got a chance off a neutral-zone turnover.
Kennedy, who earlier set up Crosby during a 2-on-1 rush that resulted in a shot off the crossbar, earned an assist on Conner's fourth goal. Kennedy carried the puck on right wing and sent in on DiPietro. The puck caromed to the left, where Conner scored into an open side and DiPietro lunged out of position with 3:27 left in the second.
NOTES: Crosby had two shots on goal. ... Bailey has three goals and an assist in five games since being recalled from Bridgeport of the AHL. ... Pittsburgh had 12 shots in each of the first two periods while holding New York to a total of 17. ... D Bruno Gervais rejoined the Islanders' lineup one day after D James Wisniewski was traded to Montreal. Gervais sat out Monday against the Rangers. ... Pittsburgh is 18-3-2 with Conner in the lineup. ... Four of the past 11 No. 1 overall draft picks were in the game (Crosby, Fleury, DiPietro and New York's John Tavares).
Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132456737&ft=1&f=
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