NHL: Pittsburgh 5, NY Islanders 2

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Erik Christensen and Sidney Crosby both scored a pair of goals Tuesday night to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins past the visiting New York Islanders 5-2.

Crosby's 22nd goal of the season 3:28 into the third period proved to be the game winner for the Penguins, who have won two in a row after a three-game losing streak.

Crosby added his 23rd goal with 6:15 to play on a rebound off a shot by Mark Recci that had been stopped by Islanders goalie Mike Dunham.

Dunham stopped 17 shots in his first loss since Jan 2 while Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves in the win.

Michel Ouellet had a goal and an assist for the Penguins while Richard Park and Arron Asham scored for New York.