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Florida Panthers at New York Islanders

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Islanders come back with a 4-goal third period to beat the Panthers 4-2

Islanders storm into lead with 2 goals in 17 seconds

Maxim Tsyplakov and Noah Dobson also scored and Simon Holmstrom added an empty-net goal to seal the win. Anthony DeAngelo added two assists, and Anders Lee earned his 499th career point with an assist. Ilya Sorokin made 22 stops for the Islanders.

Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov each scored and added an assist for the Panthers. Vitek Vanecek made 30 stops.

Islanders defenseman Mike Reilly had an assist in his first game back since sustaining a concussion Nov. 1 against Buffalo. He also missed time because of a heart defect.

Takeaways The Panthers had won the previous two meetings this season 6-3, and looked to be on track to win this one after going up 2-0.

The Islanders had lost three straight and were coming off 2-1 overtime loss to Edmonton at home Friday night.

Key moment During a mad scramble in the closing seconds, Sorokin stopped several attempts, losing his blocker in the process, to keep the Islanders ahead.

Key stat The Islanders scored four straight goals in the third period to come back from a 2-0 deficit.

Up next The Panthers visit Columbus on Thursday. The Islanders visit the Penguins on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

FLA wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 1:00 Sam Reinhart Goal (33) Snap Shot, assists: Aleksander Barkov (44), Gustav Forsling (14)
Goal 2nd Period 4:48 Aleksander Barkov Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Sam Reinhart (39), Eetu Luostarinen (13)
Goal 3rd Period 6:29 Marc Gatcomb Goal (4) Wrap-around, assists: Anthony DeAngelo (7), Pierre Engvall (5)
Goal 3rd Period 12:16 Maxim Tsyplakov Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Reilly (1), Anthony DeAngelo (8)
Goal 3rd Period 12:33 Noah Dobson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Anders Lee (21)
Goal 3rd Period 19:53 Simon Holmstrom Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (23)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 14
27 Hits 22
3 Takeaways 4
24 Shots 34
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 21
54.3 Faceoff Win Percent 45.7
16 Giveaways 18
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alexander Romanov, D Day-To-Day Apr 16
Anthony Duclair, LW Day-To-Day Apr 16
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anton Lundell, C Day-To-Day Apr 16
Tomas Nosek, LW Day-To-Day Apr 16
A.J. Greer, LW Day-To-Day Apr 16
Aleksander Barkov, C Day-To-Day Apr 16
Sam Reinhart, C Day-To-Day Apr 16

Game Information

UBS Arena

Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 15,109 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 51 26 106 4
Tampa Bay 47 26 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 44 30 95 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 85 7
Buffalo 35 39 77 7
Boston 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 21 111 9
Carolina 47 29 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 39 33 87 9
NY Rangers 38 36 83 7
NY Islanders 35 34 82 12
Pittsburgh 33 36 78 12
Philadelphia 33 38 76 10
Full Standings