NHL: DiPietro shines in Islanders win over Penguins
{{date|March 22, 2007}}
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[[w:Rick DiPietro| Rick DiPietro]] stopped 35 of 36 shots as the [[w:New York Islanders| New York Islanders]] defeated the [[w:Pittsburgh Penguins| Pittsburgh Penguins]] 3-1 Thursday night, snapping a three game losing streak and DiPietro's career high 31st win of the season. It was a frustrating game for the Penguins, as they were unable to convert 0 of 6 power play attempts.

[[w: Colby Armstrong| Colby Armstrong]] scored the game's first goal, assisted by [[w:Gary Roberts| Gary Roberts]] and [[w: Sergei Gonchar| Sergei Gonchar]], to give the Penguins the early lead. After Armstrong scored, the Islanders' defense tightened, and would not give up another goal. [[w:Trent Hunter| Trent Hunter]] scored a goal on an Islanders power play 2:37 into the 2nd period, assisted by [[w: Miroslav Satan| Miroslav Satan]] and [[w:Chris Campoli| Chris Campoli]]. Less than three minutes later, [[w:Jason Blake| Jason Blake]] would notch his 36th of the year, beating Penguins goalie [[Marc-Andre Fleury| Marc-Andre Fleury]]. Blake's goal was assisted by [[w:Ryan Smith| Ryan Smith]] and [[w: Tom Poti| Tom Poti]]. New York would seal the deal at 1:42 in the 3rd period when [[w:Viktor Kozlov| Viktor Kozlov]] scored his 22nd goal of the season, with [[w:Alexei Yashin| Alexei Yashin]] and Miroslav Satan assisting on the play.

== Three Stars of the Game ==
* #1 - [[w:Miroslav Satan| Miroslav Satan]], RW, NYI - 2 Assists
* #2 - [[w:Ryan Smyth| Ryan Smyth]], LW, NYI - 1 Assist
* #3 - [[w:Rick DiPietro| Rick DiPietro]], G, NYI - 35 saves, .972 Save Pct.

== External links ==
*[http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com Official Website of the Pittsburgh Penguins]
*[http://www.newyorkislanders.com New York Islanders - Official Website]
*[http://www.nhl.com Official Website of the New York Islanders]

== Sources==
*{{source|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/boxscore?gid=2007032212
|title=NY Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 1
|author=
|pub=Yahoo! Sports Boxscore
|date=3/22/07}}

*{{source|url=http://www.newyorkislanders.com/pressbox/postgame.asp?id=1525
|title=DiPietro leads Islanders to crucial victory over Pens
|author=By Jason Lockhart
|pub=New York Islanders Website
|date=3/22/07}}

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Rick DiPietro stopped 35 of 36 shots as the  New York Islanders defeated the  Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 Thursday night, snapping a three game losing streak and DiPietro's career high 31st win of the season. It was a frustrating game for the Penguins, as they were unable to convert 0 of 6 power play attempts.

 Colby Armstrong scored the game's first goal, assisted by  Gary Roberts and  Sergei Gonchar, to give the Penguins the early lead. After Armstrong scored, the Islanders' defense tightened, and would not give up another goal.  Trent Hunter scored a goal on an Islanders power play 2:37 into the 2nd period, assisted by  Miroslav Satan and  Chris Campoli. Less than three minutes later,  Jason Blake would notch his 36th of the year, beating Penguins goalie  Marc-Andre Fleury. Blake's goal was assisted by  Ryan Smith and  Tom Poti. New York would seal the deal at 1:42 in the 3rd period when  Viktor Kozlov scored his 22nd goal of the season, with  Alexei Yashin and Miroslav Satan assisting on the play.

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