Pens blow 2nd 2-0 lead in a row, lose to Isles 3-2

Ryan Malone scored a power-play tally in the 1st, and Tyler Kennedy scored is first career goal 1:48 into the 2nd period, but it would not be enough, as the Pens allowed a goal midway through the 2nd, and two more in the third as the Pens dropped a 3-2 contest at the Islanders.

Crosby extended his point streak to 12 games, extending his career long, and the team extended its power-play goal scored streak to 13 games. (At least one PPG for in each game this season - NHL record is apparently 21 games - it was errantly reported here as 14 in last game's summary). The Pens went 1 for 2 on the night, but got few chances compared to the 6 the Islanders got.

Kennedy's goal required a video review near two minutes later at the next whistle, as the referee initially waved it off thinking it hit the crossbar. His goal secured points for all position players except for Alain Nasreddine, who played his first game of the season tonight.

Stats update, game 13 (Only Malone & Talbot in plus territory, but Ruutu, Kennedy & Hall are now Even)
Name GP G A P +- PIM
Crosby 13 7 13 20 -2 16
Malkin 13 5 14 19 -1 14
Gonchar 13 2 9 11 -4 18
Sykora 13 6 4 10 -6 6
Whitney 12 3 3 6 -3 2
Recchi 13 1 5 6 -2 8
Roberts 12 1 5 6 -4 2
Talbot 13 4 2 6 +1 6
Malone 13 3 3 6 +1 19
Hall 12 1 3 4 E 9
Staal 13 1 1 2 -5 9
Christensen 11 1 1 2 -7 0
Armstrong 12 1 0 1 -4 2
Kennedy 4 1 0 1 E 2
Laraque 5 0 1 1 -1 5
Scuderi 13 0 1 1 -1 4
Sydor 13 0 1 1 -5 4
Ruutu 9 0 1 1 E 10
Orpik 13 0 1 1 -6 4
Eaton 13 0 1 1 -1 2
Nasreddine 1 0 0 0 -1 2
Fleury 10 0 0 0 -- 0
Sabourin 6 0 0 0 -- 0

It should be noted that the stats above reflect the correct scoring from the first Toronto game, where Recchi was given a phantom assist at the expense of Malkin. This scoring change was made after the game, and the official NHL stats have not been corrected. Emails to the NHL and ESPN.com that same night have not been answered. As of October 31, 2007, this error has still not been corrected.

The loss dropped the Pens record to 6-6-0-1 (W-L-OTL-SOL) on the season, and leaves them 2nd in the Atlantic Division, one point behind the Flyers.