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And so they meet again. The Pittsburgh Penguins host the New York Islanders on Sunday in a rematch from four days earlier. The dynamics surely will be influenced by what happened Wednesday.
That was when the Penguins (17-13-4) dismantled the Islanders (17-19-9) in a 7-0 win.
That was the teams’ first meeting of 2023-24 after New York swept the Penguins last season.
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The Penguins, seventh in the eight-team Metropolitan Division, sit five points behind the fourth-place Islanders with a game in hand.
Even with a 6-1-1 surge in their past eight games, the Penguins have work to do to climb into a wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference, so every point – particularly within the division – matters.
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