NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the game 52 seconds into overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Mathew Barzal had a goal and two assists, Ilya Sorokin made 31 saves and New York snapped its two-game skid. Matthew Schaefer added a goal and an assist, and Ryan Pulock also scored for the Islanders.
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby passes the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal, left, shoots the puck past Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brett Kulak (77) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal (13) celebrates his goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Islanders center Bo Horvat (14) scores past Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brett Kulak (77) during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
The New York Islanders' Mathew Barzal, center, and Matthew Schaefer (48) celebrate a goal by Bo Horvat, left, to win against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Justin Brazeau had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who dropped their second consecutive game. Anthony Mantha, Egor Chinakhov and Bryan Rust also scored. Stuart Skinner stopped 18 shots.
Horvat, who also had an assist, buried a breakaway in overtime to give the Islanders a critical victory in their second-to-last game before the Olympic break.
Barzal tied it at 3 midway through the third period, but Brazeau redirected a shot from Brett Kulak to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-3 with 9:20 remaining.
Pulock responded for the Islanders with less than six minutes left in the third to tie it again and force overtime.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby corralled a loose puck behind the net and slid it to Rust, who fired a sharp-angled shot from behind the goal line that caught Sorokin off guard with under six minutes to play in the second.
Brazeau set up Mantha in the slot for the opening goal of the game at 12:09 of the first.
Horvat tied it with less than two minutes left in the period when he buried a rebound.
Schaefer, an 18-year-old rookie defenseman, fired a slap shot from the point in the closing seconds of the first to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead. He has 16 goals and 23 assists.
Chinakhov evened the score at 2 early in the second off a feed from Tommy Novak.
Penguins: Visit the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.
Islanders: Visit the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby passes the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal, left, shoots the puck past Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brett Kulak (77) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal (13) celebrates his goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Islanders center Bo Horvat (14) scores past Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brett Kulak (77) during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
The New York Islanders' Mathew Barzal, center, and Matthew Schaefer (48) celebrate a goal by Bo Horvat, left, to win against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
NEW YORK (AP) — A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, netting U.S. show dogs’ most coveted prize.
Penny bested six other finalists at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Each dog is judged according to how closely it matches the ideal for its breed.
The winner gets a trophy, ribbons, bragging rights and the distinction of winning the milestone 150th annual Westminster show.
The winner came out on top after two days, 2,500 dogs and more than 200 breeds who strutted their stuff at the Westminster Kennel Club. It came down to just seven canines who vied for the prize.
Penny not only gets a trophy, ribbons, and bragging rights but, this year, the distinction of winning the milestone 150th annual Westminster show.
Finalists includes an Afghan hound named Zaida, a Lhasa apso called JJ, a Maltese named Cookie and an old English sheepdog dubbed Graham. Also in the running were a Chesapeake Bay called Cota and a smooth fox terrier called Wager.
Lots of others scored meme-able moments or lightened up the crowd, even if they didn't make the finals.
Over two nights of semifinals, spectators cheered extra-loud for a Xoloitzcuintli named Calaco, a hairless dog who went around the ring like he had nothing to prove. A vizsla named Beamer charmed the crowd by hopping into a box set out for his handler's tools, and Storm the Newfoundland got laughs when he jumped up on his handler, standing almost as tall as she. Spectators cheered so loud for a golden retriever named Oliver that they drowned out the arena's announcer, and chants of “Lumpy! Lumpy!” resounded as Lumpy the Pekingese strolled before a judge.
One dog that made history in the semifinals was Millie, a Danish-Swedish farmdog. The small, spry breed just became eligible for the Westminster show this year, and Millie bested about 10 other farmdogs Tuesday afternoon to get to the evening round.
“It's been a very exciting journey” to establish the breed in the U.S., said Brita Lemmon, who got her first farmdog in 2000 and competed Tuesday with one named Coyote.
Westminster wins often go to pooches with professional handlers or owners with decades or even generations of experience behind them. But just reaching the elite, champions-only show is a major accomplishment in dogdom, especially for first-timers such as Joseph Carrero and his Neapolitan mastiff, Dezi.
After yearning for a Neo since his teenage years, Carrero finally got one when he was 35. A heavy equipment operator from Indian Springs, Nevada, he started showing the dog only because the breeder wanted him to. Now Carrero himself breeds and handles his Neos in the ring, while also working full-time and then some.
“It's really hard for us to do this, but we enjoy it, and he enjoys it,” Carrero said as a visitors gathered around to greet the jowly, 190-pound dog.
Boerboels, which are formidable guard dogs originally from South Africa, played a major role in how Natalee Ridenhour met her late husband and why she eventually left metropolitan life for a farm in Royse City, Texas.
On Tuesday, Ridenhour and a Boerboel named Invictus did something else she once would never have pictured: compete at the Westminster show.
The dog didn't advance past the first round. But as a visitor delightedly petted the 170-pound animal, Ridenhour said, “Honestly, the big win is: You're about the 50th person who's gotten down in his face and loved on him.”
Millie, a Danish-Swedish farm dog, competes in the working dog group competition of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Penny, a doberman pinscher, competes in the working group competition of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A Chesapeake Bay retriever named Next Generation's Accelerate, or Cota, grabs the blue ribbon from his handler after winning the sporting group competition of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A Lagotto Romagnolo named "Boardwalk Here Comes the Sun" competes in the sporting group of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Handler Hadrian Towell guides Manchester terrier Passport Sunkissed It's a Yes from Me Bonchien through the ring during the Junior Showmanship finals competition of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A Weimaraner, named Sophia, competes in the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A handler guides Hillcock's Burl Oak through the ring during the sporting dog group competition of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A Chesapeake Bay retriever named Next Generation's Accelerate, or Cota, grabs the blue ribbon from his handler after winning the sporting group competition of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Dogs wait to be judged in the demo ring at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
A blood hound waits in the grooming area at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
A groomer prepares their dog at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
A handler with a dog treat in his mouth adjusts his Ibizan hound's stance at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
