With the New York Islanders trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 early in the second period, Brock Nelson tallied his 20th career goal against the Penguins to tie the game.

With the New York Islanders trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 early in the second period, a Steel City Scrooge got the Islanders even. 

Brock Nelson tallied his 20th career goal against the Penguins at 3:40 of the period to tie the game:

Ryan Pulock crossed the puck to Adam Pelech to start the New York breakout, who sprung Nelson up the left side. 

The forward weaved his way through Pittsburgh's Erik Karlsson and Marcus Pettersson and backhanded a shot past Alex Nedeljovic's blocker to get the Islanders level.

Nelson started out quietly in his career against the Penguins, tallying two goals and two assists in his first 10 games, but since then has had Pittsburgh's number with 17 goals and 14 assists.

Some career highlights include four multi-goal games, including two to save the Islanders' historic 16-game point streak and two to help jumpstart the team's run to the playoffs last season.

His heroics against Pittsburgh extend to postseason play as well, totaling six goals and three assists in 11 playoff matchups. Nelson tallied three goals in their sweep of the Penguins in 2019 and three goals and three assists in their 2021 encounter, including a pair of goals and a helper in the series clincher at Nassau Coliseum.

Playoffs included, Nelson boasts 25 goals and 44 points against Pittsburgh, far and away the most among active Islanders. 

His efforts also helped kickstart a run of three unanswered goals, giving the Islanders a lead in the second period. With New York fighting for their playoff lives, Nelson could be a catalyst to a run similar to last year's finish.