Anthony Beauvillier’s strong series against the Panthers continued despite the Islanders’ 3-2 loss in Wednesday’s Game 3 of their best-of-five qualifying series.
The left wing, pushing the puck deep into the Panthers’ zone, set up Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s second-period equalizer, giving him a goal and two assists in the three games. Beauvillier tied for the team high with four shots in 17:54 of ice time and also had four other attempts miss the net.
“Just tried to get a little forecheck going, it’s better than getting it deep,” Beauvillier said of his assist. “I wanted to create something, give the guys some time on the ice.