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Florida Panthers at New York Islanders

UBS Arena, Elmont Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 5–2 on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Florida Panthers 2 40-38-4
at New York Islanders 5 43-34-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 2 0 0 2
New York Islanders 0 5 0 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 8 5 8 21
New York Islanders 8 24 8 40

Three stars

  1. B. Schenn, New York Islanders (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. M. Gatcomb, New York Islanders (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. Cizikas, New York Islanders (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:06 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk (11) Seth Jones (20) Even strength FLA 1, NYI 0
1st 14:03 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk (12) Unassisted Even strength FLA 2, NYI 0
2nd 05:28 New York Islanders Marc Gatcomb (2) Adam Pelech (11), Scott Mayfield (11) Even strength FLA 2, NYI 1
2nd 12:09 New York Islanders Brayden Schenn (15) Calum Ritchie (13), Matthew Schaefer (33) Even strength FLA 2, NYI 2
2nd 14:52 New York Islanders Simon Holmstrom (19) Matthew Schaefer (34), Brayden Schenn (19) Power play FLA 2, NYI 3
2nd 17:00 New York Islanders Emil Heineman (21) Anders Lee (23), Brayden Schenn (20) Even strength FLA 2, NYI 4
2nd 17:57 New York Islanders Casey Cizikas (9) Carson Soucy (7), Marc Gatcomb (4) Even strength FLA 2, NYI 5

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

Team stats

Stat Florida Panthers New York Islanders
Shots on goal 21 40
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 2
Hits 21 13
Blocked shots 10 18
Giveaways 17 17
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 18/52 (34.6%) 34/52 (65.4%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
11 M. Samoskevich R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 16:51
18 N. Gregor L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 12:49
19 M. Tkachuk L 2 0 2 +1 0 4 1 0 0 23:43
23 C. Verhaeghe C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 1 0 21:11
24 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 12:29
25 N. Foote L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 10:56
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 38.9% 23:06
29 C. Reinhardt L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11:12
53 J. Studnicka C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:32
70 J. Boqvist C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 12.5% 14:50
71 L. Kunin C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 50% 11:27
92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 40% 13:47
3 S. Jones D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 25:21
5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 24:07
6 D. Sebrango D 0 0 0 -3 2 0 3 0 0 14:29
7 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 20:18
20 M. Benning D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 1 0 14:30
42 G. Forsling D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 21:25
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
40 D. Tarasov 40 35 5 .875 54:45 Loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 B. Schenn C 1 2 3 +1 0 5 2 3 0 33.3% 19:22
13 M. Barzal C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 17:52
14 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 66.7% 20:18
16 M. Gatcomb C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 3 0 0 09:44
27 A. Lee L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 18:17
32 K. MacLean C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 09:47
44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 85.7% 14:25
51 E. Heineman L 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 17:56
53 C. Cizikas C 1 0 1 +2 0 4 2 1 0 63.6% 10:50
64 C. Ritchie C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 17:43
81 O. Palat L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:47
92 S. Holmstrom R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 1 15:33
3 A. Pelech D 0 1 1 +2 0 4 1 1 0 22:04
4 C. Soucy D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 1 1 0 20:15
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 4 0 21:15
24 S. Mayfield D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 11:54
34 A. Boqvist D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 12:07
48 M. Schaefer D 0 2 2 +3 0 5 1 1 0 27:51
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 21 19 2 .905 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:04 Florida Panthers Nolan Foote High sticking 2
2nd 02:21 Florida Panthers Donovan Sebrango Interference 2
2nd 13:40 Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling Tripping 2
3rd 15:04 New York Islanders Carson Soucy Interference 2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Corey Syvret
Linesmen
Matt MacPherson, Jesse Marquis
Florida Panthers scratches
Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett, A.J. Greer, Evan Rodrigues, Anton Lundell, Uvis Balinskis
New York Islanders scratches
Anthony Duclair, Tony DeAngelo, Isaiah George, Max Shabanov

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 1 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 28

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 7 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page

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