Islanders vs Penguins live stream: Watch online free Friday 7:00 ET NHL 2013 in Pittsburgh for the first of four regular-season meetings in the newly aligned Metropolitan division.

Sidney Crosby leads the way for the Penguins (7-2) vs new team captain John Tavares for the Islanders (3-3-3). Watch the free live stream online of two of the game's most dynamic and exciting players due battle for the first time this season.

Crosby already has seven goals and 10 assists for the Penguins during the team's first nine games of the season. Chris Kunitz is second on the team in points with 10 (4 goals, 6 assists). The Islanders are scoring a lot as well. Frans Nielson (5 goals, 6 assists) is tied in points with John Tavares (4 goals, 7 assists). Watch the free live stream online for New York vs Pittsburgh as the Isles try to close the gap in the race for first place that the Pens have a lock on.

Pittsburgh is coming off a loss, though prior to that, it won four in a row. New York has lost its last two games, even though the team's captain said the team isn't playing that bad.

"I don't think we played too bad the first two periods," Tavares told NHL.com. "We shot ourselves in the foot a few times there and let them get back in it and take the lead right before the third. I thought we did a lot of good things the first two periods, but mental lapses ended up in the back of our net."

The Penguins lead the Eastern Conference with a 3.33 goals-per-game average. On Monday, they were shutout by the Colorado Avalanche.

"Going 0-for-7 on the power play, we had plenty of opportunities there, had plenty of good looks," coach Dan Bylsma told NHL.com. "I think there were three or four the guys would like to have back."

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