The Pittsburgh Penguins final regular season game at Mellon Arena was a 7-3 victory over the New York Islanders. Sidney Crosby scored his 50th goal of the season and 500th career point.
Thursday night is the final home game for Mellon Arena, lovingly known as the Igloo, as the Penguins will be opening the Consol Energy Center in September of 2010. The Penguins are giving away commemorative tickets for the game and have current and former players coming out to say goodbye to the arena. Picture from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette:
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Sidney Crosby reached a pair of milestones with a two-goal, two-assist performance, as Pittsburgh posted a spirited 7-3 victory over the New York Islanders in the final regular-season game at Mellon Arena.
Crosby, the 22-year-old Pens captain, reached the 50-goal mark for the first time and also eclipsed the 500-point mark for his career. He has recorded five goals and 10 assists in his last six games for 104 total points this season.
Tyler Kennedy and Bill Guerin added a goal and helper each for the Penguins, who have won four of six and pulled into a tie again for the Atlantic Division lead with New Jersey. The Devils lost to Florida, but hold the tiebreaker after winning all six meetings with Pittsburgh this season.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 30 shots for the win.
Matt Moulson, Kyle Okposo and Josh Bailey tallied for the Islanders, who had made a brief but futile charge towards a playoff berth with five wins in their last six games coming in.
Martin Biron started and took the loss after he allowed four goals on 10 shots in the first period. Dwayne Roloson finished the contest by making 22 saves.
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Isles' Fans: At Least The Igloo Ceremony Was Nice
Islanders fans were less than happy with their teams' performance in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Here's some of the reaction from SBN's Isles blog, Lighthouse Hockey:
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