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Crosby, Penguins go for fourth straight win

Dec 15, 2006 - 2:55 PM NY Islanders (15-11-3) at Pittsburgh (14-11-5) 7:30 pm EST

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins go for their fourth straight win when they host the New York Islanders on Friday.

Crosby, the first overall pick in the 2005 draft, comes off a six-point night in Pittsburgh's 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. He had one goal and five assists to take over the NHL scoring lead with 47 points.

Sergei Gonchar and Ryan Malone also had big nights for the Penguins. Gonchar had two goals and three assists while Malone had a goal and three assists.

The Islanders try to build off a wild 5-4 shootout victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday.

New York trailed, 3-2, in the third period before Miroslav Satan and Radek Martinek scored to give the Islanders the lead. They surrendered the tying goal with just 43 seconds left.

In the shootout, Satan scored again followed by a goal by Viktor Kozlov. Rick DiPietro preserved the victory when he denied Florida's Rostislav Olesz on the next shot.

Satan has three goals and two assists in his last six games.

DiPietro, who made 28 saves, has won six of his last eight starts.