SUNRISE, Fla. — Carter Verhaeghe had his fourth profession hat trick, Sam Reinhart scored his thirty first purpose and the Florida Panthers beat New York 6-3 on Sunday evening to finish the Islanders’ profitable streak at seven video games.
Verhaeghe added an help on Matthew Tkachuk’s empty-netter for a four-point evening. Reinhart additionally had an help.
Evan Rodrigues additionally scored for Florida, and Spencer Knight made 31 saves. Aleksander Barkov had three assists, and Gustav Forsling added two assists.
Kyle MacLean, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Marc Gatcomb scored for the Islanders. Jakub Skarek stopped 27 photographs.
Verhaeghe opened scoring with a backhander 39 seconds into the sport and gave the Panthers a two-goal lead with 7:08 left within the interval.
His third got here halfway by the ultimate interval when he snapped residence a pleasant cross-ice feed from Tkachuk. It was Verhaeghe’s first hat trick since April 1, 2023, when he had 4 targets for the Panthers in a victory over Columbus.
Takeaways
Islanders: Had not misplaced a recreation since a 5-3 loss at residence to Philadelphia on Jan. 16. That was additionally the final time New York gave up greater than two targets. Throughout their profitable streak, the Islanders outscored opponents 24-9.
Panthers: Verhaeghe has had a robust two-game stretch, with six factors (4 targets and two assists).
Key second
After New York scored three straight second-period targets to take a 3-2 lead, Rodrigues tied it with 2:08 left within the second. Reinhart adopted with 51 seconds to go within the interval to place the Panthers again on prime.
Key stat
The Panthers had 5 gamers with a number of factors: Verhaeghe (4), Barkov (3), Reinhart (2), Tkachuk (2) and Forsling (2).
Up subsequent
Each groups return to play Tuesday evening. The Islanders host Vegas, and the Panthers are at Washington.
By Alanis Thames
