In Uniondale, Brandon Tanev scored for the Pittsburgh Penguins with just under four minutes left in regulation to them a 5-4 lead and win over the Islanders in Game 3 on Thursday.
Tristan Jarry made 26 saves for the Pittsburgh Penguins
The win gives the Pens a 2-1 series lead.
“We’re disappointed, but as soon as that buzzer rang, it’s over with. It’s the playoffs,” New York’s Mathew Barzal said. “You can’t dwell on anything, can’t hang your head for too long. Obviously, it stings a bit because that would have been a huge win to get, but we’re in a playoff series. It’s first to four (wins), so we’ll be all right.”
Game 4 is set for Saturday on Long Island
Tristan Jarry made 26 saves for the win.
“To have the depth that we have at this point with ‘Carts’ in the middle, now we think we have a pretty balanced attack,” Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said. “It just gives us that much more depth down the middle.”
Jeff Carter scored twice for Pittsburgh.
“It was a bit of a roller coaster tonight … but we stuck with it,” Carter said. “It’s a resilient group. You give one up, you get right back on the horse and get working.”
“To have the depth that we have at this point with ‘Carts’ in the middle, now we think we have a pretty balanced attack,” Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said. “It just gives us that much more depth down the middle.”
New York’s Cal Clutterbuck scored twice in the third period, including a game-tying goal to make it 4-4.
“It wasn’t our best period, but at the end of the day, we found a way to win and that’s what matters,” Tanev said. “The guys came together as a group, and we battled through adversity and got the win.”
Anthony Beauvillier and Scott Mayfield added single markers for the Isles.
“I’ll have to look at [the game] again,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said when asked about Varlamov. “We’ll have to look at it. Sometimes your first reaction might not be favorable, but I’m going to look at all the chances and the goals and see what we could have done.”
Jason Zucker and Kris Letang also scored for the Pens.
Semyon Varlamov took the loss on 22 saves.
“I think no matter what, when you lose, it’s tough,” Mayfield said. “That’s really all I care about, so it’s tough going down 2-1, losing one at home. But that’s the beauty of playoffs, you can bounce right back in two days. We’ve just got to refocus and have a good start on Saturday.”
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