New York Islanders at Florida Panthers

Thursday, March 28, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 3–2 on Thursday, March 28, 2024 on the road.

Final score, New York Islanders at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
New York Islanders	3	39-27-16
at Florida Panthers	2	52-24-6

News about this game

Islanders Seek to Break Away Losing Streak in Critical Metropolitan Division Matchup with Panthers

Wed, Mar 27, 2024

NY Islanders (30-26-15) take on Florida Panthers (46-21-5) tonight at 7 p.m. EDT. Florida aims to end NY's 4-game road losing streak. Big game for both teams.
Varlamov's Superior Performance and Pageau's Scoring Lead Islanders Over Panthers, Ensuring Panthers' Spot in the Playoffs

Thu, Mar 28, 2024

Varlamov's 27 saves & Pageau's key goal led Islanders to a 3-2 win over Panthers, securing a playoff spot for Florida despite the defeat.

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	6	13	5	24
Florida Panthers	9	5	14	28

Three stars

J. Pageau, New York Islanders (1 goal, 1 assist)
A. Barkov, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)
C. Cizikas, New York Islanders (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:13	Florida Panthers	Vladimir Tarasenko (21)	Aleksander Barkov (50), Dmitry Kulikov (18)	Even strength	NYI 0, FLA 1
1st	13:20	New York Islanders	Ryan Pulock (5)	Jean-Gabriel Pageau (20), Casey Cizikas (10)	Even strength	NYI 1, FLA 1
2nd	06:32	Florida Panthers	Aleksander Barkov (19)	Sam Reinhart (34), Niko Mikkola (11)	Even strength	NYI 1, FLA 2
2nd	08:43	New York Islanders	Mathew Barzal (23)	Noah Dobson (58), Casey Cizikas (11)	Even strength	NYI 2, FLA 2
2nd	10:42	New York Islanders	Jean-Gabriel Pageau (10)	Adam Pelech (13), Pierre Engvall (15)	Even strength	NYI 3, FLA 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, New York Islanders at Florida Panthers
Stat	New York Islanders	Florida Panthers
Shots on goal	24	28
Power play	0 of 6	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	12
Hits	29	47
Blocked shots	26	8
Giveaways	14	15
Takeaways	1	9
Faceoffs won	26/51 (51%)	25/51 (49%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 M. Barzal	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	3	50%	17:28
Number 14 B. Horvat	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	2	57.1%	21:34
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	3		10:59
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:41
Number 18 P. Engvall	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		15:58
Number 20 H. Fasching	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		10:08
Number 21 K. Palmieri	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		20:33
Number 27 A. Lee	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		16:05
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		22:54
Number 32 K. MacLean	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	22.2%	09:28
Number 44 J. Pageau	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	3	2	72.7%	17:44
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	75%	11:57
Number 2 M. Reilly	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		23:10
Number 3 A. Pelech	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	0		15:40
Number 6 R. Pulock	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2		24:44
Number 8 N. Dobson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2		20:11
Number 28 A. Romanov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3		15:52
Number 41 R. Bortuzzo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		15:54

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

Florida Panthers

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. Bennett	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	1	50%	14:38
Number 10 V. Tarasenko	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		13:54
Number 13 S. Reinhart	C	0	1	1	+1	4	5	2	0	75%	19:13
Number 15 A. Lundell	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		15:42
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0	38.9%	19:08
Number 17 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	6	0		10:38
Number 18 S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	100%	08:28
Number 19 M. Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	-3	2	4	4	0		17:16
Number 21 N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		07:41
Number 23 C. Verhaeghe	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	5	0		16:28
Number 27 E. Luostarinen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	50%	17:57
Number 82 K. Stenlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	16.7%	13:48
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		22:13
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0		16:07
Number 42 G. Forsling	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		22:26
Number 62 B. Montour	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		20:42
Number 77 N. Mikkola	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0		18:47
Number 91 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1		15:21

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 A. Stolarz	24	21	3	.875	57:33	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	00:34	Florida Panthers	Matthew Tkachuk	Hooking	2
2nd	04:10	Florida Panthers	Anton Lundell	Cross checking	2
2nd	10:42	Florida Panthers	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor)	2
3rd	02:33	Florida Panthers	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	Roughing	2
3rd	09:17	New York Islanders	Bo Horvat	Slashing	2
3rd	14:29	Florida Panthers	Sam Reinhart	High sticking double minor	4

Game information

New York Islanders head coach: Patrick Roy
Florida Panthers head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Travis Gawryletz
New York Islanders scratches: Sebastian Aho, Oliver Wahlstrom, Samuel Bolduc, Simon Holmstrom
Florida Panthers scratches: Kyle Okposo, Ryan Lomberg, Josh Mahura, Jonah Gadjovich, Tobias Bjornfot

2023-2024 season series

Every New York Islanders and Florida Panthers game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 2, 2023
Florida Panthers 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 27, 2024
New York Islanders 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 28, 2024

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