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	30	15	4	64
NY Islanders	26	17	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	11	55
Washington	24	19	6	54
Philadelphia	22	17	8	52
Columbus	22	19	7	51
New Jersey	24	22	2	50
NY Rangers	21	22	6	48

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	30	13	4	64
Detroit	30	16	4	64
Montreal	27	15	7	61
Boston	28	19	2	58
Buffalo	26	16	5	57
Toronto	24	16	8	56
Florida	25	19	3	53
Ottawa	22	19	7	51

Columbus takes on Ottawa following shootout victory

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Bruins take win streak into matchup against the Stars

Boston Bruins (28-19-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Dallas Stars (27-13-9, in the Central Division)

Alex DeBrincat scores in OT to give Red Wings 4-3 win over Senators

— Alex DeBrincat scored 36 seconds into overtime to give the surging Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.

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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

Columbus takes on Ottawa following shootout victory

Bruins take win streak into matchup against the Stars

Alex DeBrincat scores in OT to give Red Wings 4-3 win over Senators