The Florida Panthers defeated the New York Islanders by a 3-2 final score in front of 15,828 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday night.
The Panthers completely controlled play through the first period, outshooting the Islanders 14-to-10 and holding the puck in New York’s zone for what seemed like the greater part of the period. A familiar speed bump reared its ugly head with less than a minute to play, when Brock Nelson took the bouncing puck off the boards and slid it between Mark Pysyk’s legs and past Roberto Luongo’s glove side with just 22 seconds remaining for a 1-0 Islanders lead.