New York Islanders @ Florida Panthers

10-7-6, 6-4-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Islanders NYI	1	2	1	4
Panthers FLA	1	1	1	3

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14-8-2, 7-4-0 Home

Ilya Sorokin stops 42 shots as Islanders hold off Panthers for 4-3 win

— Ilya Sorokin stopped 42 shots, Julien Gauthier scored early in the third period and the New York Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Saturday.

Dec 3, 2023, 02:32 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Islanders	1	2	1	4
	Panthers	1	1	1	3

1st Period			NYI	FLA
12:36		Anders Lee (5) (Power Play) Assists: Kyle Palmieri (8), Brock Nelson (7)	1	0
13:42		Sam Reinhart (16) Assists: Evan Rodrigues (12), Brandon Montour (2)	1	1

2nd Period		NYI	FLA
4:37	Pierre Engvall (3) Assists: Alexander Romanov (4), Brock Nelson (8)	2	1
9:12	Simon Holmstrom (7) Assists: Julien Gauthier (2), Bo Horvat (10)	3	1
13:14	Matthew Tkachuk (4) Assists: Carter Verhaeghe (9)	3	2

3rd Period			NYI	FLA
3:43		Julien Gauthier (1) Assists: Bo Horvat (11)	4	2
9:36		Carter Verhaeghe (11) Assists: Gustav Forsling (5), Aaron Ekblad (2)	4	3

Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
Evan Rodrigues Deflected saved by Ilya Sorokin
Niko Mikkola hit Julien Gauthier
Julien Gauthier shot blocked by Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Takeaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Steven Lorentz hit Scott Mayfield
Steven Lorentz hit Oliver Wahlstrom
Eetu Luostarinen Slap Shot Short
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Niko Mikkola Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Kyle Palmieri
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Aleksander Barkov
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Right
Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Carter Verhaeghe
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Sam Bennett hit Mike Reilly
Carter Verhaeghe Hooking against Scott Mayfield
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Brandon Montour Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Wide Left
Sam Reinhart Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Evan Rodrigues (12), Brandon Montour (2)
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Takeaway by Sam Bennett
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Matthew Tkachuk Deflected Wide Right
Evan Rodrigues Tip-In Hit Right Post
Evan Rodrigues Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
Eetu Luostarinen hit Brock Nelson
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola hit Hudson Fasching
Brandon Montour hit Casey Cizikas
Carter Verhaeghe hit Alexander Romanov
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Dmitry Kulikov Wrist Shot Wide Right
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues
Julien Gauthier shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
Niko Mikkola hit Oliver Wahlstrom
Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Kevin Stenlund hit Alexander Romanov
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Giveaway by Kevin Stenlund
Nick Cousins hit Oliver Wahlstrom
Anton Lundell Wrap-around saved by Ilya Sorokin
Nick Cousins Tip-In High and Wide Right
Nick Cousins Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Dmitry Kulikov hit Hudson Fasching
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot Wide Left
Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Matthew Tkachuk Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (9)
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Sam Reinhart Tip-In Above Crossbar
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Niko Mikkola Holding against Julien Gauthier
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Kevin Stenlund
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Kevin Stenlund
Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Sam Bennett hit Alexander Romanov
Anders Lee shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Aleksander Barkov hit Anders Lee
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot Wide Left
Eetu Luostarinen hit Casey Cizikas
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Brandon Montour Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Right
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Carter Verhaeghe Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Evan Rodrigues Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Kevin Stenlund Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Ryan Lomberg Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Steven Lorentz Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Steven Lorentz faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Kevin Stenlund hit Ryan Pulock
Dmitry Kulikov hit Simon Holmstrom
Anton Lundell hit Anders Lee
Nick Cousins Deflected Wide Right
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Nick Cousins Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Brandon Montour Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Sam Bennett Backhand Wide Left
Eetu Luostarinen Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
Takeaway by Nick Cousins
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Aleksander Barkov Tip-In Wide Right
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Aaron Ekblad Backhand Wide Left
Carter Verhaeghe Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Gustav Forsling (5), Aaron Ekblad (2)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot Wide Right
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Brandon Montour hit Simon Holmstrom
Oliver Ekman-Larsson hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Gustav Forsling hit Casey Cizikas
Eetu Luostarinen hit Pierre Engvall
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Julien Gauthier shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Brandon Montour Slap Shot Wide Left
Sam Reinhart Deflected Wide Left
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Carter Verhaeghe hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Aleksander Barkov
Anders Lee shot blocked by Matthew Tkachuk
Brandon Montour Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Samuel Bolduc Wrist Shot Wide Right
Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
Icing
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Anders Lee hit Niko Mikkola
Giveaway by Julien Gauthier
Takeaway by Hudson Fasching
Icing
Icing
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Oliver Wahlstrom
Julien Gauthier hit Anton Lundell
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Samuel Bolduc
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Eetu Luostarinen
Icing
Casey Cizikas hit Sam Bennett
Icing
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Simon Holmstrom
Goalie Stopped
Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Mike Reilly hit Sam Reinhart
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Icing
Icing
Oliver Wahlstrom Tip-In saved by Anthony Stolarz
Puck in Netting
Icing
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
Mike Reilly Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Kyle Palmieri
Icing
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
Anders Lee Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Kyle Palmieri (8), Brock Nelson (7)
Hand Pass
Mike Reilly hit Aleksander Barkov
Off-side
Pierre Engvall Tip-In saved by Anthony Stolarz
Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Right
Pierre Engvall Tripping against Carter Verhaeghe
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Goalie Stopped
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
Hand Pass
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Nick Cousins
Kyle Palmieri hit Niko Mikkola
Takeaway by Bo Horvat
Goalie Stopped
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Goalie Stopped
Bo Horvat hit Aleksander Barkov
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Puck in Crowd
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Nick Cousins shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Pierre Engvall Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Romanov (4), Brock Nelson (8)
Julien Gauthier hit Carter Verhaeghe
Takeaway by Bo Horvat
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Backhand High and Wide Right
Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Giveaway by Cal Clutterbuck
Scott Mayfield hit Nick Cousins
Julien Gauthier Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Simon Holmstrom Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Julien Gauthier (2), Bo Horvat (10)
Alexander Romanov hit Ryan Lomberg
Alexander Romanov hit Kevin Stenlund
Steven Lorentz shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Dmitry Kulikov
Hudson Fasching hit Eetu Luostarinen
Oliver Wahlstrom hit Eetu Luostarinen
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Casey Cizikas
Samuel Bolduc hit Matthew Tkachuk
Cal Clutterbuck Wrist Shot Wide Right
Hand Pass
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Ryan Pulock hit Sam Bennett
Puck in Benches
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Puck in Netting
TV Timeout
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Off-side
Mike Reilly Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Mike Reilly Slap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Mike Reilly Wrist Shot Wide Right
Cal Clutterbuck Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Casey Cizikas Tip-In saved by Anthony Stolarz
Cal Clutterbuck hit Carter Verhaeghe
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Cal Clutterbuck
Cal Clutterbuck hit Niko Mikkola
Takeaway by Bo Horvat
Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Noah Dobson hit Eetu Luostarinen
Icing
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Cal Clutterbuck
Casey Cizikas Interference against Sam Bennett
Cal Clutterbuck hit Evan Rodrigues
Goalie Stopped
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Scott Mayfield hit Eetu Luostarinen
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Brock Nelson
Brock Nelson hit Eetu Luostarinen
Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Steven Lorentz
Julien Gauthier Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (11)
Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Puck in Netting
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Off-side
Casey Cizikas hit Nick Cousins
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Icing
Ryan Pulock hit Sam Bennett
Icing
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by Samuel Bolduc
Puck in Netting
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Puck in Crowd
Scott Mayfield hit Eetu Luostarinen
Bo Horvat hit Eetu Luostarinen
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Puck in Netting
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Off-side
Pierre Engvall Snap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Goalie Stopped
Julien Gauthier faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Icing
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Tip-In Wide Right
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Pierre Engvall Snap Shot Wide Left
Puck in Netting
Simon Holmstrom Tip-In saved by Anthony Stolarz
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
Goalie Stopped
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Puck in Netting
Icing
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Puck in Netting
Puck in Benches
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Anders Lee
Icing
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Cal Clutterbuck

ISLANDERS

PANTHERS

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

Islanders
4
Panthers
3

Game 1

2/12

Panthers
3
Islanders
2

Game 2

28/1

Islanders
3
Panthers
2

Game 3

28/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	31	15	4	66
NY Islanders	27	17	5	59
Pittsburgh	23	14	11	57
Philadelphia	23	17	8	54
Washington	24	20	6	54
New Jersey	26	22	2	54
Columbus	22	20	7	51
NY Rangers	21	24	6	48

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	31	13	4	66
Detroit	30	16	4	64
Montreal	28	15	7	63
Buffalo	27	17	5	59
Boston	28	20	2	58
Toronto	24	17	8	56
Florida	25	20	3	53
Ottawa	23	19	7	53

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New York Islanders @ Florida Panthers

Stars of the Game

Julien GauthierRW - NYI

Carter VerhaegheC - FLA

Ilya SorokinG - NYI

Game Information

Ilya Sorokin stops 42 shots as Islanders hold off Panthers for 4-3 win

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

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