SUNRISE (The Sports Xchange) — Two weeks ago, Alan Quine was in the minor leagues.
Now he is a New York Islanders hero.
Quine scored a game-winning power-play goal with 4:00 left in double overtime as the New York Islanders defeated the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday night at the BB&T Center, taking a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
The power play was set up when Panthers center Derek MacKenzie was called for slashing, and that’s when the 23-year-old Quine came through, putting an end to an exhausting game.
“Everyone wanted to score before the end of the second overtime, but we weren’t worried if it went longer,” said Quine, who didn’t score his first NHL goal until April 9.