The Penguins got goals from players young and old in Thursday’s home opener at PPG Paints Arena and improved to 2-0 with a 4-3 win against the New York Islanders.

Harrison Brunicke scored his first NHL goal during the second period. The rookie defenseman joined the rush and beat a former All-Star goaltender in Ilya Sorokin.

Pittsburgh also got goals from two fellas named Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, who were early in their Penguins careers on the day Brunicke, now 19, was born.

Justin Brazeau put them ahead for good with 5:39 remaining in the third period.

The Penguins and Islanders traded goals in the first period. Malkin got Pittsburgh’s while on the power play. New York responded with a goal from Jonathan Drouin.

The second period was a seesaw. The visitors briefly held the lea

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