Pelech's points spark an undefeated streak for the Islanders. Discover the surprising stat behind their perfect record when he finds the scoresheet.
The New York Islanders improved to 6-0-0 in games that have been decided in overtime this season after Bo Horvat's game-winner in a 5-4 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night:
However, there's another record that remained undefeated on Tuesday night.
With the win, the Islanders improve to 10-0-0 in games where defenseman Adam Pelech records a point. He teed Mathew Barzal up for a high-zone one-time finish at the 8:37 mark of the third period to tie the game at 3-3:
Pelech, who is having a resurgence this season -- he's been healthy -- has three goals and seven assists in 57 games this season, with three goals the most he's had in a season since 2022-23.
His points have come against the following:
It's just one of those weird statistics, but it's not one that the Pelech or the Islanders are complaining about.