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Defenseman Mike Matheson says the Penguins played their game, and that enabled them to withstand the Islanders’ pressure.
The Penguins were 0-for-5 on the power play, which continues to struggle. They surrendered a power play goal in the third period, the only Islanders’ goal of the night. The game was chippy all night long, with the Pens’ Branden Tanev fighting Casey Cizikas in the first period, and a bad hit by Mike Matheson on the Isles’ Mathew Barzal. The Islanders chased after Matheson the rest of the night. They have a grudge against them for a bad hit in the playoffs last year, when he was with the Florida Panthers. ....