Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has seen enough of the New York Islanders to know what they’re about. And he knows, even if they’ve largely struggled this season, the Islanders still present a stiff challenge to the Penguins.

NEW YORK (AP) Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday night. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair also scored ...

Just how bad is the Islanders’ penalty kill right now? Bad enough that even the unluckiest of goals at four-on-five, like Philip Tomasino’s shot that deflected in on Sunday for a goal credited to Evgeni Malkin,

In their second match against the Penguins in 24 hours, with a chance to climb back to NHL-.500 and within touching distance of the playoff cutline, the Islanders fell flat in the form of a 3-2 defeat at PPG Paints Arena. A 14-16-7 record after 37 games is, indeed, hard to take all that seriously as a contender.

The New York Islanders (13-15-7) return from their holiday hiatus against the surging Pittsburgh Penguins (16-15-5 ... Anders Lee–Mathew Barzal–Jean-Gabriel Pageau Anthony Duclair–Brock Nelson–Kyle Palmieri Maxim Tsyplakov–Bo Horvat–Simon ...

Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday night.Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Mathew Barzal ...

Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday night. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Mathew Barzal and Alexander Romanov each had two assists for New York,

NEW YORK — Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 Saturday night. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Mathew

The New York Islanders (14-15-7) dug deep and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (16-16-5) 6-3 on Saturday Night in UBS Arena. Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee scored two goals each, leading New York past the recently hot Penguins.

It will not be easy to rebuild, but it is better for the Islanders to try to right the ship and fail than to not try at all.