Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting’s power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to avenge a 6-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday night when they host them on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Penguins' Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux's franchise record for assists at 1,034. The Penguins stand at 17-16-5;

Casey Cizikas (2G), Anders Lee (2G), JG Pageau, Anthony Duclair scored for the Islanders in a game that tied a season-high six goals, while Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves in his career-long 12 th consecutive start. Michael Bunting, Noel Acciari, Rickard Rakell scored for the Penguins while Tristan Jarry made 28 saves in the loss.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (17-16-5) exacted revenge and downed the New York Islanders (14-16-7) 3-2 Sunday evening in PPG Paints Arena. Once again, the Islanders’ special teams absolutely let them down.

Today, the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins will play their second game in a row after a showdown in New York on Saturday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost yet another top-four defenseman to injury. On Tuesday, top defenseman Kris Letang was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. He missed Sunday's game against the New York Islanders and joins fellow top-four defenseman Owen Pickering on IR.

Drew O'Connor scored both Penguins goals to end his 32-game scoreless streak in a 4-2 loss to Detroit on Tuesday.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has been placed on injured reserve due to an undisclosed ailment. The six-time All-Star was injured during a 6-3 road loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday and was scratched the next day for a 3-2 home win against the Islanders.

The Penguins have been playing well lately, but with some tough games coming up in their schedule, now is the time to prove themselves.