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UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Kyle Okposo called former Islanders star Bryan Trottier a mentor. He made his teacher proud on a night New Yorks career-leading scorer was honoured on Long Island.Okposo scored three of his career-high four goals in a wild third period, and the Islanders rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 and move back on top of the Eastern Conference on Friday night.When I came into the league, my first rookie camp (Trottier) was there, Okposo said. I just kind of picked his brain. The way that he carried himself and still carries himself is something that I really look up to and try to emulate.Trottier won the Stanley Cup four times with the Islanders and twice with the Penguins. He tops New Yorks career scoring list with 1,353 points.Okposo seemed to be trying to catch him in one night.He netted New Yorks first goal, got the tying tally in the third, put his team ahead moments later, and then punctuated the Islanders fourth straight win with goal No. 4 inside an electric Nassau Coliseum.To score four is pretty special, said Okposo, who has 13 overall this season and a career-best 13 against the Penguins. The atmosphere — it was awesome out there. I havent really heard it that loud since we played these guys in the (2013) playoffs.The Penguins seemed poised to overtake the Islanders atop the Metropolitan Division and tie Tampa Bay for first in the East, but they failed to hold leads of 2-0 and 3-2.Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist in a losing cause.We just didnt raise our level enough in the third. We didnt make smart plays, Crosby said. They are a good team. You give them chances like that, they are going to put them in.Okposo cut New Yorks deficit to 2-1 in the first period, tied it 3-3 at 6:42 of the third, and put the Islanders ahead with 8:09 remaining. He added an insurance power-play goal with 2:39 remaining, and Michael Grabner scored an empty-net goal with 1:13 left.They took the momentum with the tying goal. Had a real surge, Penguins coach Mike Johnston said. They took over the game.Okposo had help from his linemates, captain John Tavares and Josh Bailey, who both had three assists. Bailey sent a perfect feed to Okposo in the slot for the go-ahead goal.I seem to have some puck luck against them, Okposo said. They have been such a good team for a long time. They did a really good job of limiting our opportunities. They frustrated us.Crosby gave the Penguins the lead in the first with a power-play goal and then assisted on David Perrons man-advantage tally. He scored again with 4.4 seconds left in the second period to break a 2-2 tie.Crosbys three points gave him 50 this season, tying him for the team lead with Evgeni Malkin, who had one assist. The Islanders (30-13-1) lead Pittsburgh (26-11-6) by three points.New York, which returned from a 5-2 trip, has won four straight. The Islanders are 3-1 against Pittsburgh this season with one meeting remaining.Our division is heating up and there are some really good teams that are chasing us now, Okposo said. We just want to keep getting better.Jaroslav Halak made 21 saves and outdueled fellow All-Star Marc-Andre Fleury, who stopped 29 shots and heard taunting chants of his name.Ryan Strome added a goal for New York, and Tavares notched his 200th NHL assist.Were in first place now, but that can change real quick, Tavares said. All these wins are big wins, but youve got to go out there and continue that.Crosby made it 1-0 when he put in a rebound of Chris Kunitzs shot with 9:08 left in the first.Just 1:30 later, Crosby helped set up Perrons ninth goal and fourth in five games since being acquired from Edmonton on Jan. 2.The Penguins scored two goals on two shots in 55 seconds of combined power-play time in the first. After netting only two man-advantage goals in 10 games, Pittsburgh has four in the past three.New Yorks second power play failed to produce a goal, but the Islanders cut the deficit in half just seconds after the advantage. Tavares drove down the left side of the Penguins zone, made a slick move to get around defenceman Simon Despres, and slid a pass across the crease to Okposo, who guided the puck in with his skate with 3:09 left.Strome tied it with 7:29 left in the second when he swept in a loose puck in the crease, but Crosby put the Penguins back ahead 3-2 during a delayed penalty.NOTES: The Islanders have outshot their opponents in 15 straight games. ... The Penguins recalled D Scott Harrington from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Thomas Meunier Belgium Jersey .C. United have acquired midfielder Alex Caskey from the Seattle Sounders for a third-round pick in the 2016 MLS draft. Jan Vertonghen Jersey . Berdych and Stepanek played all five matches when the Czechs beat Spain 3-2 in the final last November in Prague to win the countrys first title as an independent nation. http://www.soccerbelgiumteamonline.com/M...Belgium-Jersey/. If Vettel wins at Suzuka on Sunday, and his nearest rival Fernando Alonso finishes worse than eighth, the German driver will join his compatriot Michael Schumacher and Argentine Juan-Manuel Fangio as the only men to win four consecutive titles. Axel Witsel Belgium Jersey . Globo TV and other news outlets said early Monday that Scolari will not remain as coach after the national teams failure to win the World Cup at home. Dedryck Boyata Belgium Jersey . Amaro broke the NCAA all-time record for receiving yards in a season for a tight end with 1,352 during his junior campaign, eclipsing the mark of 1,329 set by Rices James Casey in 2008.Hull signed Croatia striker Nikica Jelavic for a reported club-record fee on Wednesday in a deal that is unlikely to appease supporters amid the latest controversy engulfing the clubs outspoken Egyptian owner. Jelavic left Everton, where he had lost his first-team place, to move to Hull for a reported fee of 6.5 million pounds ($10.6 million) on a 3 1/2-year deal. "As soon as the manager called me, I realized straight away that he was really interested in signing me and that it is a great opportunity for me to come here," the 28-year-old Jelavic said. Jelavic is likely to be joined at the KC Stadium by another forward, Shane Long from West Bromwich Albion, in the coming days as Hull strengthens its attack for the second half of the season as the club battles to avoid relegation. Hull is 10th in the standings after a solid start to life back in Englands top division, but is just five points above the relegation zone. Many fans delight at their teams start to the season has been tempered by the recent comments of Hulls owner, Assem Allam, who has applied to the Football Association to change the clubs official name from Hull City AFC to Hull Tigers. On Tuesday, he threateened to quit the club within 24 hours if the FA rejects his application.dddddddddddd "No one on earth is allowed to question my business decisions. I wont allow it," Allam said in an interview with Sky Sports. "Im here to save the club and manage the club for the benefit of the community. It will never be the other way round -- take it from me." Allam, who is reported to have injected around 70 million pounds ($115 million) into the northern club since rescuing it from financial ruin in 2010, wants to rebrand Hull to boost its marketability abroad. Retaining its Premier League status will be key to that appeal, and the signing of Jelavic could clearly help a side that has scored only 22 goals in 21 league games this season. Jelavic has largely been used as a substitute at Everton this season following the loan signing of Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea. He previously played for Hajduk Split, Rapid Vienna and Rangers. "I can see straight away that there is a lot of ambition here within the club and I hope that we can build on the great start to the season and become a really strong Premier League team over the coming years," Jelavic said. ' ' '