PITTSBURGH -- Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby combined for five points, and Justin Brazeau broke a tie late in the third period, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins spoil Matthew Schaefer ’s NHL debut with a 4-3 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday.

Malkin set up the go-ahead goal with a pass through the neutral zone and off the boards to Brazeau, who went forehand to backhand around Ilya Sorokin for a 4-3 lead at 14:21 and his third goal in two games.

"It's been a bit of a whirlwind,” said Brazeau, who scored twice in Pittsburgh’s season-opening 3-0 win at the New York Rangers on Tuesday. “Obviously, anytime you get to play with players like Malkin and those guys, you try to take the best opportunity and make the most of it. So, I think I've just bee

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