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Florida Panthers 4, New York Islanders 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Florida Panthers 4, New York Islanders 5. Shots on goal: FLA 33, NYI 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 FLA 2-1 NYI; P2 FLA 1-2 NYI; P3 FLA 1-2 NYI.

Scoring plays: P1 03:44 Sandis Vilmanis (assists: A.J. Greer, Sergei Bobrovsky) to make it FLA 1-0 NYI; P1 14:54 Sam Bennett (assists: Aaron Ekblad, Matthew Tkachuk) to make it FLA 2-0 NYI; P1 18:01 Matthew Schaefer (assists: Ryan Pulock, Mathew Barzal) to make it FLA 2-1 NYI; P2 07:28 Carson Soucy (assists: Simon Holmstrom, Tony DeAngelo) to make it FLA 2-2 NYI; P2 12:04 Sam Bennett (assists: Matthew Tkachuk) to make it FLA 3-2 NYI; P2 17:14 Bo Horvat (assists: Matthew Schaefer) to make it FLA 3-3 NYI; P3 10:29 Matthew Schaefer (assists: Ondrej Palat) to make it FLA 3-4 NYI; P3 18:02 Sam Reinhart (assists: Aaron Ekblad, Matthew Tkachuk) to make it FLA 4-4 NYI; P3 19:28 Anders Lee (assists: Tony DeAngelo, Adam Pelech) to make it FLA 4-5 NYI. Top skaters: Matthew Schaefer (NYI) 2 G, 1 A; Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) 0 G, 3 A; Sam Bennett (FLA) 2 G, 0 A; Aaron Ekblad (FLA) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) 21 saves on 26, decision L; David Rittich (NYI) 29 saves on 33, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYI
Matthew Schaefer
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 23:17 TOI
Goals · FLA
Sam Bennett
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 19:58 TOI
Goaltending · NYI
David Rittich
29 saves on 33 shots (.879) · W
Season highs
Matthew Schaefer · Season-high 3 points

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

FLA 2 largest lead P1 14:54 (FLA 2, NYI 0) · 2-0 run, P1 3:44–P1 14:54
NYI 1 largest lead P3 10:29 (FLA 3, NYI 4) · 2-0 run, P1 18:01–P2 7:28
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:44 Sandis Vilmanis (A.J. Greer, Sergei Bobrovsky) FLA · backhand shot · FLA 1, NYI 0
  • P1 14:54 Sam Bennett (Aaron Ekblad, Matthew Tkachuk) FLA · Power play · snap shot · FLA 2, NYI 0
  • P1 18:01 Matthew Schaefer (Ryan Pulock, Mathew Barzal) NYI · slap shot · FLA 2, NYI 1
  • P2 7:28 Carson Soucy (Simon Holmstrom, Tony DeAngelo) NYI · snap shot · FLA 2, NYI 2
  • P2 12:04 Sam Bennett (Matthew Tkachuk) FLA · backhand shot · FLA 3, NYI 2
  • P2 17:14 Bo Horvat (Matthew Schaefer) NYI · snap shot · FLA 3, NYI 3
  • P3 10:29 Matthew Schaefer (Ondrej Palat) NYI · snap shot · FLA 3, NYI 4
  • P3 18:02 Sam Reinhart (Aaron Ekblad, Matthew Tkachuk) FLA · Power play · snap shot · FLA 4, NYI 4
  • P3 19:28 Anders Lee (Tony DeAngelo, Adam Pelech) NYI · wrist shot · FLA 4, NYI 5

Linescore

123 T
FLA 211 4
NYI 122 5

Shots on goal: FLA 33, NYI 26

📋 Team Stats

FLANYI
33Shots on goal26
74Shot attempts57
33Faceoff wins32
23Hits25
13Blocked shots17
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways6
12Giveaways13
2Penalty minutes6
80.8%Save %87.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA881733
NYI761326

🎯 Shot Map

Florida Panthers4 G · 60 attempts
Niko Mikkola: missed the netNiko Mikkola: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: missed the netSandis Vilmanis: goal (backhand)Jesper Boqvist: saved (snap)Sandis Vilmanis: saved (backhand)Niko Mikkola: missed the netMatthew Tkachuk: missed the netSam Bennett: missed the netSam Bennett: goal (snap)A.J. Greer: missed the netGustav Forsling: saved (slap)Gustav Forsling: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: missed the netSam Bennett: saved (wrist)Sam Bennett: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: missed the netJesper Boqvist: missed the netMatthew Tkachuk: saved (snap)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (snap)Evan Rodrigues: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: saved (wrist)Niko Mikkola: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: goal (backhand)Jeff Petry: saved (snap)Donovan Sebrango: missed the netEetu Luostarinen: missed the netGustav Forsling: saved (slap)Sam Reinhart: missed the netGustav Forsling: missed the netSam Bennett: missed the netDmitry Kulikov: saved (snap)Eetu Luostarinen: saved (snap)Matthew Tkachuk: missed the netBrad Marchand: saved (wrist)Sam Reinhart: saved (wrist)Matthew Tkachuk: saved (snap)Evan Rodrigues: saved (snap)A.J. Greer: saved (snap)Donovan Sebrango: saved (wrist)Aaron Ekblad: missed the netGustav Forsling: missed the netMatthew Tkachuk: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)Aaron Ekblad: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: saved (backhand)Dmitry Kulikov: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (slap)Sam Reinhart: saved (deflected)Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (backhand)Evan Rodrigues: missed the netNiko Mikkola: missed the netMatthew Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Sam Reinhart: goal (snap)Eetu Luostarinen: saved (deflected)Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netSam Bennett: saved (backhand)Matthew Tkachuk: missed the net
  • 4Goals7% of attempts
  • 29Saved48% of attempts
  • 27Missed the net45% of attempts
New York Islanders5 G · 39 attempts
Scott Mayfield: saved (wrist)Mathew Barzal: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: missed the netKyle MacLean: missed the netBo Horvat: missed the netBo Horvat: saved (wrist)Mathew Barzal: saved (deflected)Matthew Schaefer: goal (slap)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: saved (backhand)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: saved (backhand)Bo Horvat: missed the netOndrej Palat: saved (snap)Mathew Barzal: missed the netCarson Soucy: goal (snap)Mathew Barzal: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: missed the netAnthony Duclair: saved (wrist)Mathew Barzal: saved (wrist)Ryan Pulock: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: missed the netBo Horvat: goal (snap)Mathew Barzal: missed the netCalum Ritchie: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Tony DeAngelo: missed the netSimon Holmstrom: saved (snap)Matthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Ondrej Palat: missed the netScott Mayfield: saved (wrist)Scott Mayfield: saved (snap)Ondrej Palat: saved (snap)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: goal (snap)Tony DeAngelo: saved (wrist)Carson Soucy: missed the netScott Mayfield: saved (wrist)Mathew Barzal: saved (backhand)Bo Horvat: saved (wrist)Anders Lee: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals13% of attempts
  • 21Saved54% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net33% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Matthew Tkachuk L 033-131119:16
Sam Bennett C 202-140019:58
Aaron Ekblad D 022+112126:24
Sam Reinhart C 101-141020:34
Sandis Vilmanis L 101+120107:45
A.J. Greer L 011+114007:57
Gustav Forsling D 000-231226:11
Niko Mikkola D 000-120123:03
Dmitry Kulikov D 000-211020:27
Anton Lundell C 000+103017:30
Carter Verhaeghe C 000-230117:14
Evan Rodrigues C 000-220117:11
Brad Marchand L 000+110016:14
Mackie Samoskevich R 000-111115:43
Eetu Luostarinen C 000024015:24
Donovan Sebrango D 000011110:29
Jeff Petry D 000-113209:50
Jesper Boqvist C 000+111107:44
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Sergei Bobrovsky L 212680.8559:06
NYI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Matthew Schaefer D 213+450423:17
Tony DeAngelo D 022-210021:34
Bo Horvat C 101+131220:24
Anders Lee L 101011015:00
Carson Soucy D 101+111314:57
Ryan Pulock D 011+301222:12
Adam Pelech D 011-202220:58
Mathew Barzal C 011+252117:45
Simon Holmstrom R 011+110116:17
Ondrej Palat L 011+222115:16
Scott Mayfield D 000044017:09
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 000+220016:28
Emil Heineman L 000004014:28
Anthony Duclair L 000-111013:22
Calum Ritchie C 000000013:20
Casey Cizikas C 000-102011:55
Kyle MacLean C 000000010:47
Marc Gatcomb C 000-104110:45
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
David Rittich W 293387.9460:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series FLA 1 – 1 NYI
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