NEW YORK — Marc Gatcomb kicked off the scoring within the third interval and the New York Islanders scored three extra occasions to defeat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Sunday evening.
Maxim Tsyplakov and Noah Dobson additionally scored and Simon Holmstrom added an empty-net aim to seal the win. Anthony DeAngelo added two assists, and Anders Lee earned his 499th profession level with an help. Ilya Sorokin made 22 stops for the Islanders.
Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov every scored and added an help for the Panthers. Vitek Vanecek made 30 stops.
Islanders defenseman Mike Reilly had an help in his first sport again since sustaining a concussion Nov. 1 in opposition to Buffalo. He additionally missed time due to a coronary heart defect.
Takeaways
The Panthers had received the earlier two conferences this season 6-3, and appeared to be on observe to win this one after going up 2-0.
The Islanders had misplaced three straight and have been coming off 2-1 time beyond regulation loss to Edmonton at residence Friday evening.
Key second
Throughout a mad scramble within the closing seconds, Sorokin stopped a number of makes an attempt, shedding his blocker within the course of, to maintain the Islanders forward.
Key stat
The Islanders scored 4 straight targets within the third interval to return again from a 2-0 deficit.
Up subsequent
The Panthers go to Columbus on Thursday. The Islanders go to the Penguins on Tuesday.
