New York Islanders @ Florida Panthers

0-2-0, 0-2-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Islanders NYI	0	0	1	1
Panthers FLA	1	2	2	5

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

2-0-0, 2-0-0 Home

Bennett notches hat trick, Florida easily tops Islanders 5-1

— The only hat trick of Sam Bennett's career before Saturday wasn't exactly enjoyed by the Florida Panthers, since it happened against them nearly six years ago.

Oct 17, 2021, 02:48 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Islanders	0	0	1	1
	Panthers	1	2	2	5

1st Period			NYI	FLA
9:10		Sam Bennett (1) Assists: Radko Gudas (1), Gustav Forsling (2)	0	1

2nd Period			NYI	FLA
3:48		Sam Bennett (2) Assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (2), Aaron Ekblad (1)	0	2
18:57		Anthony Duclair (2) Assists: MacKenzie Weegar (2)	0	3

3rd Period		NYI	FLA
3:30	Oliver Wahlstrom (1) (Power Play) Unassisted	1	3
9:39	Sam Bennett (3) Assists: Matt Kiersted (1)	1	4
12:22	Aleksander Barkov (1) Assists: Carter Verhaeghe (1), Gustav Forsling (3)	1	5

ISLANDERS

PANTHERS

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 1-0

Islanders
1
Panthers
5

Game 1

16/10

Islanders
1
Panthers
6

Game 2

17/11

Panthers
3
Islanders
2

Game 3

20/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	36	15	6	78
Pittsburgh	29	15	12	70
NY Islanders	32	21	5	69
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Washington	29	23	7	65
Philadelphia	25	20	11	61
New Jersey	28	27	2	58
NY Rangers	22	29	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	37	14	4	78
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Buffalo	32	19	6	70
Boston	32	20	5	69
Ottawa	28	22	7	63
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Florida	29	25	3	61

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New York Islanders @ Florida Panthers

Stars of the Game

Sam BennettC - FLA

Sergei BobrovskyG - FLA

Anthony DuclairLW - FLA

Game Information

Bennett notches hat trick, Florida easily tops Islanders 5-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 1-0

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