Islanders edge Pens 4-3 in shootout final

New York's Miroslav Satan was the only player to score in the shootout.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- Miroslav Satan rescued two points for the New York Islanders, and John LeClair salvaged one for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
All in all it was a pretty productive night for the bottom two teams in the Atlantic Division.
Satan had a goal in regulation and was the only player to score in the shootout Thursday night, lifting the Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Penguins.
Considering that New York led 3-1 in the third period, held Pittsburgh to three shots in the first and 16 total, it would be safe to assume the Islanders would've had an easier time.
That wasn't the case.
Penguins tie in regulation
Mark Recchi brought Pittsburgh within 3-2 early in the third and LeClair tied it with 26.6 seconds left in regulation.
"They got a lucky bounce, and that happens," Satan said of LeClair's goal, whacked in out of mid-air. "I'm glad we got the two points."
Alexei Yashin had a goal and recorded his 400th NHL assist and backup Wade Dubielewicz stopped all three Pittsburgh skaters in the shootout. The fourth-place Islanders lead the last-place Penguins by 11 points.
"We felt like we were supposed to win this game, so when they tied it up, we were able to stay mentally strong," Satan said.
11th loss in 12 games
The Penguins lost for the 11th time in 12 games, but didn't leave empty handed because of LeClair's short-handed goal that came with Sidney Crosby in the penalty box.
But Dubielewicz stopped Michel Ouellet, Crosby and Ryan Malone to make Satan's goal hold up and help the Islanders break a three-game losing streak.
Yashin scored a power-play goal on a deflection in the first period -- when New York had a 14-3 edge in shots -- then helped set up Satan for another man-advantage goal in the second. Oleg Kvasha gave New York a 3-1 lead 2:24 into the final period.
That was enough to knock off the Penguins, who played their second game since Mario Lemieux retired.
"As you learn to win, you learn sometimes when you're not on your best night to find ways to win or get points," Crosby said.
The Islanders improved to 3-3-1 since Brad Shaw took over for fired coach Steve Stirling. Dubielewicz made 13 saves in place of regular starter Rick DiPietro, who watched from the bench. DiPietro was pulled in the second period of the Islanders' 4-0 loss to New Jersey on Tuesday after giving up all the goals on 17 shots.
"I wasn't good," Dubielewicz said. "It was a tough game to play. I was kind of nervous to begin with, and then when you face only three shots in the first period, coming out for the second period feels like you're starting the game all over again."
Shut down early
Pittsburgh had only eight shots through two periods. But the Penguins were down 3-2 when Mark Recchi deflected in defenseman Sergei Gonchar's drive 1:21 after Kvasha extended the Islanders' lead.
That was the Penguins' ninth shot and the second to get past Dubielewicz. The first was scored by newly acquired defenseman Eric Cairns, brought to Pittsburgh mainly to protect Crosby.
"We didn't quit and that's important," Recchi said. "We are looking for a lot of positives right now. We've got to stay focused and positive and those were definitely positive signs."