The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Penguins' Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux's franchise record for assists at 1,034. The Penguins stand at 17-16-5;

The Pittsburgh Penguins (17-16-5) exacted revenge and downed the New York Islanders (14-16-7) 3-2 Sunday evening in PPG Paints Arena. Once again, the Islanders’ special teams absolutely let them down.

Anthony Beauvillier - a former Islander - opened the scoring for Pittsburgh off a nice feed from Bunting early in the first period for his ninth of the season. Bunting scored his power play goal in the second period, and Evgeni Malkin added another power play tally for Pittsburgh in the third period.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to avenge a 6-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday night when they host them on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.

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Sidney Crosby on the reception he received after becoming the Pens all-time assists leader last night...and the backhand pass that set up Michael Bunting's goal. The Pens are off today. Our coverage of the Pens and Red Wings begins tomorrow night at 7pm on @SNPittsburgh pic.twitter.com/RNRxSEVJhI

Less than 24 hours after losing game one of the home-and-home weekend series 6-3 to the New York Islanders (14-16-7), the Pittsburgh Penguins (17-16-5) got their revenge with a 3-2 win inside PPG Paints Arena Sunday night.

The Penguins went into the holiday break on a 9-3-1 run and returned feeling refreshed after a few days away and ready to keep their momentum rolling. Instead, it came to a halt on Saturday against the Islanders,

The New York Islanders lost 3-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night and also lost forward Simon Holmstrom. The 23-year-old, who has been one of the bright spots in a season full of negatives, seemed to suffer an apparent lower-body injury after a collision in the third period.

The New York Islanders could not complete a sweep of their back-to-back, home-and-home set with the Pittsburgh Penguins, as they fell 3-2 in Sunday’s rematch at PPG Paints Arena.