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	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	14	4	46
Philadelphia	19	11	7	45
Washington	20	13	5	45
New Jersey	20	16	2	42
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
Pittsburgh	16	12	9	41
Columbus	16	15	6	38

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	23	14	3	49
Tampa Bay	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	6	46
Florida	20	15	2	42
Buffalo	19	14	4	42
Ottawa	18	14	5	41
Boston	20	18	1	41
Toronto	17	15	6	40

Hurricanes' Pyotr Kochetkov set for surgery, likely ending season

Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov is expected to miss the rest of the season after surgery to address a lower-body injury, coach Rod Brind'Amour said Monday.

Islanders F Mathew Barzal fined $5,000 for two-handed slash

New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal was fined $5,000 on Monday, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for his two-handed slash to Blue Jackets left wing Mason Marchment in Columbus' 4-2 victory at Nationwide Arena Sunday.

NHL plans to make it snow in Miami as part of Winter Classic

The NHL plans to make snow fall at the Marlins' ballpark as part of the celebrations for the Winter Classic game between the Panthers and Rangers.

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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

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Hurricanes' Pyotr Kochetkov set for surgery, likely ending season

Islanders F Mathew Barzal fined $5,000 for two-handed slash

NHL plans to make it snow in Miami as part of Winter Classic