The game between the New York Islanders and the Florida Panthers ended in a 3-2 overtime victory for the Panthers. The Islanders struggled with penalties throughout the game, with several players being sent off for tripping and hooking. The Panthers took the lead with a power-play goal by Sam Reinhart, but the Islanders managed to tie the game twice, with goals from Simon Holmstrom and Kyle Palmieri. Ultimately, the Panthers secured the win in overtime. The Islanders, under Patrick Roy, have a record of 1-2-1, and this game was considered their weakest performance in the last three.
#Isles are now 1-2-1 under Patrick Roy, as they fall 3-2 in OT to #TimeToHunt. Not enough shots. Not enough screens. Penalty kill failed. Definitely their weakest performance of the last three, but were resilient against a tough team.
For the second night in a row, the #FlaPanthers give up the game-tying goal when the opponent goes with the empty net. Kyle Palmieri scores for the Islanders. 2-2 with 1:29 left to play.
Anders Lee ties it at 2-2 with 1:29 to go in the third period. Second game in a row the #FlaPanthers have let a lead slip away in the final two minutes.
Palmieri ties the game with 1:29 to go with Varlamov on the bench. 2-2. #Isles
2-1 #FlaPanthers over the Islanders. Another power-play goal — but not Sam Reinhart. Looks like Matthew Tkachuk got a piece of an Aleksander Barkov shot for the go-ahead goal. 14:01 left in regulation.
Second PPG for Panthers as Tkachuk makes it 2-1 Florida at 5:59 of the second. Varly got a piece but shot goes through pads as Tkachuk tips at the crease.
Tkachuk deflects a point shot, and it's 2-1 FLA with 14:01 to go in the third. Penalties costing #Isles, again.
Matthew Tkachuk deflects a Sam Reinhart shot in front on the power play — 2-1 #FlaPanthers with 5:59 to go.
Bolduc off for tripping with 14:48 to play in the third, with game tied. #Isles
#Isles and #TimeToHunt tied at 1-1 after 2. Reinhart PPG Holmstrom Varlamov standing tall, tracking very well. NYI hasn't generated much and is still struggling to get bodies in front of Stolarz.
End of two #Isles 1 (Holmstrom) #FlaPanthers 1 (Reinhart PP) Panthers up on shots 22-15. Remains an evenly played game.
And it's a tie game. Simon Holmstrom for the Islanders. #FlaPanthers' Anthony Stolarz was 14/14 before that goal. 1-1 with 3:31 left in the second period.
Holmstrom. 1-1 with 3:31 to play in the second. Wahlstrom loses the draw. Pageau hops on the puck, whiffs, and Holmstrom buries. #Isles
Simon Holmstrom ties it for the #Isles — 1-1 with 3:31 to go in the second period.
MacLean goes off for tripping with 9:12 to play in the second. #Isles allowed PPG last FLA PP.
Reinhart one-timer from the slot on the PP and it's 1-0 #Panthers with 12:04 to play in the second. #Isles
Panthers up 1-0 on Reinhart's PPG at 7:56 of the second. Reinhart extends his point streak to 13 games. That's his 14th goal in that span.
Mathew Barzal hooks Sam Bennett after he forced a turnover in the o-zone — #FlaPanthers back to the power play.
Barzal off for hooking with 13:11 to play in the second No score. #Isles
Engvall off for tripping in the d-zone with 1:07 to play in the first. #Isles
#FlaPanthers to the PK with 6:44 to go in the first period — Gadjovich off for tripping. Pretty uneventful first other than that. #Isles lead 5-4 in shots.
#Isles get first PP in an otherwise innocuous first period so far. Gadjovich off for tripping at 13:12.
Aho draws his third penalty under Roy, as #Isles go to the PP with 6:44 to play in the first.
#Isles Semyon Varlamov (6-5-2, 2.87 GAA, .914 save pct) and #FlaPanthers Anthony Stolarz (7-4-2, 2.12, .917) lead the teams onto the ice for warmups at UBS Arena - Second straight start for Varly
#Isles Semyon Varlamov vs. #TimeToHunt Anthony Stolarz tonight at UBS as warmups are underway.
Couture goes for tripping at 7:13. #Sabres get PP No. 2 with a chance to go up by two.