Florida Panthers at New York Islanders

Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 2:00 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 4–2 on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Florida Panthers	2	41-30-11
at New York Islanders	4	26-47-9

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	1	0	1	2
New York Islanders	0	3	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	13	3	13	29
New York Islanders	11	11	13	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:24	Florida Panthers	Brett McLean (2)	Nick Boynton (7)	Even strength	FLA 1, NYI 0
2nd	07:50	New York Islanders	Mike Comrie (5)	Kyle Okposo (6), Blake Comeau (4)	Even strength	FLA 1, NYI 1
2nd	15:05	New York Islanders	Mike Comrie (6)	Doug Weight (23), Mark Streit (22)	Power play	FLA 1, NYI 2
2nd	19:36	New York Islanders	Sean Bergenheim (6)	Freddy Meyer (5)	Even strength	FLA 1, NYI 3
3rd	13:34	New York Islanders	Mark Streit (8)	Kyle Okposo (7), Bill Guerin (15)	Power play	FLA 1, NYI 4
3rd	19:32	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton (8)	David Booth (5), Stephen Weiss (15)	Even strength	FLA 2, NYI 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	1	1	+1	2	4	0	1	54.2%	21:34
Number 10 D. Booth	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	1		18:01
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	63.6%	19:19
Number 13 A. Stewart	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		06:01
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		15:38
Number 16 N. Horton	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	57.1%	19:58
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		12:34
Number 41 S. Matthias	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	04:14
Number 53 B. McLean	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	58.8%	13:25
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1		18:07
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:48
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		06:42
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		20:35
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		18:56
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	3	2		26:33
Number 22 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:54
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2		21:18
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	2		18:17

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	22	19	3	.864	39:49	Loss
Number 31 C. Anderson	13	12	1	.923	19:05

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Park	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	15:04
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38.5%	12:18
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	66.7%	17:00
Number 15 J. Tambellini	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		10:28
Number 16 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	-1	4	3	1	0	0		11:15
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		12:03
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		22:50
Number 28 T. Jackman	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	0		10:25
Number 57 B. Comeau	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	40%	15:24
Number 77 T. Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	0		10:55
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	2	0	2	0	0	7	1	0	1	50%	21:28
Number 93 D. Weight	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	1	0	47.1%	19:02
Number 2 M. Streit	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	2	1		25:40
Number 8 B. Gervais	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		16:40
Number 14 C. Campoli	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		15:24
Number 17 T. Pock	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		14:41
Number 32 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	3	0		20:45
Number 44 F. Meyer	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	3	0		20:28

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. MacDonald	29	27	2	.931	59:58	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:55	New York Islanders	Jon Sim	Tripping	2
1st	13:56	Florida Panthers	Gregory Campbell	Slashing	2
1st	15:48	New York Islanders	Jon Sim	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	03:14	New York Islanders	Chris Campoli	Tripping	2
2nd	14:05	Florida Panthers	Brett McLean	Tripping	2
3rd	03:48	Florida Panthers	Radek Dvorak	Interference	2
3rd	08:13	Florida Panthers	Nick Boynton	Cross checking	2
3rd	10:31	New York Islanders	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	12:52	Florida Panthers	Bryan McCabe	Slashing	2
3rd	19:55	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss	Tripping	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
New York Islanders head coach: Scott Gordon
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Michel Cormier
Florida Panthers scratches: Richard Zednik, Bryan Allen, Janis Sprukts, Noah Welch, Kamil Kreps, Tanner Glass, Rostislav Olesz, Kenndal McArdle, Cory Murphy, Michal Repik, Jason Garrison
New York Islanders scratches: Mike Sillinger, Andy Sutton, Trent Hunter, Radek Martinek, Rick DiPietro, Andy Hilbert, Mitchell Fritz, Joe Callahan, Brett Skinner, Frans Nielsen, Jeremy Colliton, Nate Thompson, Ben Walter, Mike Iggulden, Kurtis Mclean, Jesse Joensuu, Andrew MacDonald, Jamie Fraser, Sean Bentivoglio, Joel Rechlicz, Jack Hillen, Peter Mannino

Every Florida Panthers and New York Islanders game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 0 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
New York Islanders 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Thu, Feb 5, 2009

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Wed, Dec 31, 2008