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Tavares scores winner to push Islanders past Penguins LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeSidney Crosby spoiled rookie John Tavares NHL debut with the deciding shootout goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the New York Islanders seasonopening loss last monthTavares got even against Crosby and the Penguins scoring his first gamewinning goal with 612 remaining in leading New York to a 32 victory on FridayTavares rebound goal from the right post was his 10th goal of the season to cap an Islanders twogoal rally in the final period That marked the first time in 11 games New York won when trailing after two periodsIts nice to contribute when it matters most but overall it was a great team effort Tavares said It starts from everyone and to cash in there was a bonusJosh Bailey and Sean Bergenheim added goals and Dwayne Roloson made 19 saves and New York scored two goals in the final period for its second win in three gamesEvgeni Malkin and Matt Cooke scored for Pittsburgh and Brent Johnson made 34 savesThe Islanders killed off five power plays including a key secondperiod 5on3 in snapping Pittsburghs threegame winning streakRoloson has 77 saves in the past two games after stopping a regularseason franchiserecord 58 shots against Toronto earlier this weekWe came out in the third and played phenomenal Roloson said It was the best period of hockey weve played I give our guys credit for shutting down some very talented offensive playersNew York entered the game 073 when trailing after two periods But Bergenheim and Tavares each scored in the final period to end the streak Pittsburgh entered 111 when leading after two periodsWe pride ourselves on being a strong thirdperiod team and raising our level when its time and we didnt do a good job of it tonight Crosby saidTwo days after mustering one thirdperiod shot in a loss to Philadelphia the Islanders had 18 thirdperiod shots in outshooting the Penguins 3721 for the gameWe pushed the pace and we generated some really good chances in all periods Islanders coach Scott Gordon saidTavares first goal in five games came off a good bounce after Johnson stopped Freddy Meyers point shot The No 1 overall pic...