Florida Panthers at New York Islanders

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Florida Panthers

41-24-3

Final
2 - 4

New York Islanders

30-28-8

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

FLA		NYI
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