The Islanders at least ensured that they will keep on hanging around in this race with a 6-3 win over the Penguins in the home leg of the back-to-back.

The Islanders’ dogged work for the opening 10 minutes of the second period helped make good on Roy’s promise on Saturday night. They scored three goals during that stretch — those goals the result of won battles, races, and every inch of contested ice — to fuel a 6-3 win over the Penguins at USB Arena in Elmont, N.Y.

The New York Islanders (14-15-7) dug deep and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (16-16-5) 6-3 on Saturday Night in UBS Arena. Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee scored two goals each, leading New York past the recently hot Penguins.

After a four-day layoff, the Penguins struggled to find a good rhythm. Good moments were followed by bad, and pucks were just out of reach for prime scoring chances.

In a battle between two Metropolitan Division foes, the New York Islanders (14-15-7) defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins (16-16-5) by a 6-3 final in the first of back-to-back games between the clubs.

The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the New York Islanders on Saturday night in the first meeting of a weekend back-to-back.

Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday night.

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Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night. Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals.

The third line tied the game for the Leafs in the middle frame with Bobby McMann hitting double-digits scoring off his own rebound. Similarly to the first period, it didn’t take long for the Capitals to regain the lead.

The Penguins fell to the New York Islanders, 6-3, in what was a pretty lopsided effort. They were outshot, 34-25, they were losing puck battles and wall battles throughout the nig