The New York Islanders visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. The game starts at 7:00 p.m. ET. Listen to the live radio broadcast HERE.
Pittsburgh is 7-2-0 behind the efforts of Sidney Crosby. The All-Star already has seven goals and 10 assists, but he's looking to bounce back from getting shutout on Monday against Colorado in a 1-0 loss.
"We did a lot of good things and probably deserved better," Crosby told reporters, via ESPN. "That's how the game works sometimes. Sometimes you don't deserve them and you find a way to win and (Monday) we deserved better and didn't find a way to win."
The Islanders, meanwhile, are 3-3-3. One problem for the team has been its failure to capitalize on power plays. New York is 6 for 17 during a 1-1-2 stretch with just two power-play goals, ESPN reports.
"As long as (the power play is) going well, we've got to take advantage of it," Islanders center Frans Nielson, who leads the team with five goals, told the team website. "We have to win more games when the power play is going like it is."
With back-to-back games this weekend, goalie Evengi Nabokov is likely to sit at least one night. Nabokov, who gave up nine goals against Carolina and Vancouver, could find himself sitting for longer if backup Kevin Poulin has a good game.
"I'm not going to discuss the goaltending," Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. "Poulin is going to get his chance shortly. If he plays well, he's going to play more."
Pittsburgh won four of its five games against New York last season, but needed six games before to advance past the Islanders in the first round of the playoffs.
