National Hockey League

FINAL
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New York Islanders 2
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Match Report

Varlamov stops 27 shots, Isles beat Panthers 2-1 in Game 1

Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 shots and the New York Islanders opened their best-of-five playoff series with a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday in the NHL's return following a 4 1/2-month break.

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Team Stats

FLA NYI
15
Blocked Shots
12
32
Hits
30
4
Takeaways
5
28
Shots
28
0
Power Play Goals
1
1
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
28
46.2
Faceoff Win Percent
53.8
9
Giveaways
5
4
Total Penalties
2
8
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

FLA

  • Sergei Bobrovsky G GA 2 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • Noel Acciari C BS 4 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Aleksander Barkov C BS 1 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Erik Haula LW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov G GA 1 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Mathew Barzal C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Anders Lee LW BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0

Head to Head

NYI win series 3-0

Injuries

New York Islanders

  • Ryan Pulock Day-To-Day
  • Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
  • Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
  • Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
  • Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve

Florida Panthers

  • Brad Marchand Injured Reserve
  • Aleksander Barkov Injured Reserve
  • Jacob Markstrom Injured Reserve
  • Jonah Gadjovich Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 16:01 1-2
    MacKenzie Weegar 3rd
  2. Missed 13:51 1-2
    Devon Toews 3rd
  3. Missed 9:29 1-2
    Riley Stillman 3rd
  4. Missed 8:19 1-2
    Frank Vatrano 3rd
  5. Missed 7:00 1-2
    MacKenzie Weegar 3rd
  6. Missed 3:02 1-2
    Colton Sceviour 3rd
  7. Goal 0:23 1-2
    Jonathan Huberdeau 3rd
  8. Missed 18:46 0-2
    Adam Pelech 2nd
  9. Missed 18:17 0-2
    Mathew Barzal 2nd
  10. Missed 17:41 0-2
    Casey Cizikas 2nd
  11. Missed 15:26 0-2
    Mike Hoffman 2nd
  12. Missed 15:02 0-2
    Scott Mayfield 2nd
  13. Missed 12:26 0-2
    Anton Stralman 2nd
  14. Missed 11:24 0-2
    Mike Hoffman 2nd
  15. Missed 6:59 0-2
    Anthony Beauvillier 2nd
  16. Goal 3:39 0-2
    Anthony Beauvillier 2nd
  17. Missed 3:18 0-1
    Josh Bailey 2nd
  18. Penalty 2:44
    Mike Matheson 2nd
  19. Missed 1:24 0-1
    Anders Lee 2nd
  20. Missed 1:18 0-1
    Anders Lee 2nd
  21. Missed 18:22 0-1
    Nick Leddy 1st
  22. Penalty 15:37
    Adam Pelech 1st
  23. Missed 15:15 0-1
    Mike Hoffman 1st
  24. Missed 14:16 0-1
    Evgenii Dadonov 1st
  25. Missed 13:05 0-1
    Brock Nelson 1st
  26. Goal 12:00 0-1
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 1st
  27. Missed 11:01 0-0
    Keith Yandle 1st
  28. Missed 10:24 0-0
    Josh Bailey 1st
  29. Missed 10:21 0-0
    Josh Bailey 1st
  30. Missed 7:38 0-0
    Cal Clutterbuck 1st
  31. Missed 6:14 0-0
    Mathew Barzal 1st
  32. Penalty 5:12
    Evgenii Dadonov 1st
  33. Penalty 2:43
    Mike Hoffman 1st
  34. Penalty 1:29
    Frank Vatrano 1st
  35. Penalty 1:29
    Mathew Barzal 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 1-2
    3rd
  3. Blocked 19:58 1-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  4. Hit 19:30 1-2
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  5. Face Off 18:40 1-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  6. Stoppage 18:40 1-2
    3rd
  7. Takeaway 18:34 1-2
    Casey Cizikas 3rd
  8. Face Off 16:51 1-2
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  9. Stoppage 16:51 1-2
    3rd
  10. Face Off 16:43 1-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  11. Stoppage 16:43 1-2
    3rd
  12. Hit 16:37 1-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  13. Face Off 16:28 1-2
    Brian Boyle 3rd
  14. Stoppage 16:28 1-2
    3rd
  15. Missed 16:01 1-2
    MacKenzie Weegar 3rd
  16. Face Off 15:45 1-2
    Casey Cizikas 3rd
  17. Stoppage 15:45 1-2
    3rd
  18. Shot 15:44 1-2
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  19. Blocked 15:34 1-2
    Aleksander Barkov 3rd
  20. Blocked 15:14 1-2
    Devon Toews 3rd
  21. Giveaway 14:58 1-2
    Mike Hoffman 3rd
  22. Shot 14:44 1-2
    Aaron Ekblad 3rd
  23. Face Off 14:30 1-2
    Noel Acciari 3rd
  24. Stoppage 14:30 1-2
    3rd
  25. Shot 14:28 1-2
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  26. Hit 14:23 1-2
    Aleksander Barkov 3rd
  27. Missed 13:51 1-2
    Devon Toews 3rd
  28. Face Off 13:16 1-2
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  29. Stoppage 13:16 1-2
    3rd
  30. Blocked 13:01 1-2
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  31. Face Off 12:52 1-2
    Noel Acciari 3rd
  32. Stoppage 12:52 1-2
    3rd
  33. Shot 12:51 1-2
    Nick Leddy 3rd
  34. Face Off 12:38 1-2
    Anders Lee 3rd
  35. Stoppage 12:38 1-2
    3rd
  36. Hit 11:51 1-2
    Anton Stralman 3rd
  37. Giveaway 11:33 1-2
    Semyon Varlamov 3rd
  38. Face Off 11:03 1-2
    Erik Haula 3rd
  39. Stoppage 11:03 1-2
    3rd
  40. Shot 11:02 1-2
    Anders Lee 3rd

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