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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
Tony DeAngelo, D Day-To-Day Mar 24
Ryan Pulock, D Out Mar 24
Alexander Romanov, D Injured Reserve Mar 12
Pierre Engvall, LW Injured Reserve Mar 12
Semyon Varlamov, G Injured Reserve Mar 12
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anton Lundell, C Out Mar 24
Sam Reinhart, C Out Mar 24
Niko Mikkola, D Injured Reserve Mar 23
Mackie Samoskevich, RW Out Mar 23
Uvis Balinskis, D Out Mar 23

Game Information

UBS Arena

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 95 7
Tampa Bay 44 21 93 5
Montreal 39 21 88 10
Boston 39 24 86 8
Ottawa 38 24 85 9
Detroit 38 25 84 8
Florida 35 32 73 3
Toronto 30 29 73 13

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 20 96 6
Columbus 38 22 87 11
Pittsburgh 35 20 86 16
NY Islanders 40 27 85 5
Philadelphia 34 24 80 12
Washington 35 28 79 9
New Jersey 36 32 74 2
NY Rangers 28 34 65 9
Full Standings