Pens halt Islanders' record winning streak at 15 in 1982

On February 20, 1982 the New York Islanders beat the Colorado Rockies to earn their 15th straight win, breaking the mark held for 52 years by the Boston Bruins.

The next night they visited the Igloo to take on the Penguins, who had but one win in their last 10 games. Seemed like a mismatch, but lo and behold, the Pens ended up stunning the Isles 4-3 behind the stellar goaltending of Michel Dion to put a kibosh on the rival Islansers' streak. It was just the kind of boost the Pittsburghers needed heading into the season's home stretch.

"Everybody in the league is going to know that it was the Pittsburgh Penguins who stopped their winning streak," said a proud Dion in this game report. "We're back on the map again."

The Isles' record would stand for 11 years when it was broken by - you guessed it - the Penguins, whose mark of 17 straight wins in 1993 still stands.

Pens clobber expansion Isles, 9-1

Apps got his first hat trick
against the Isles, not the Seals.

The Penguins were flying high against the expansion New York Islanders on December 13, 1972, skating away with a 9-1 victory at the Igloo. It was a banner night for Syl Apps, Jr., who set a team record with six points, half of those coming in the form of his first career hat trick.

Rookie goalie Denis Herron narrowly missed his second straight shutout against the Isles, giving up a goal with only four ticks left on the clock.

Read the game report from the next day's Post-Gazette.