It’s never good to be a one trick pony in the NHL. But that’s exactly what New York Islanders opponent, the Florida Panthers are. They have one good forward line and that’s it.
The trio of Johnathan Huberdeau, Vincent Trocheck, and Aleksander Barkov have 75 points between the three of them in the first 26 games. Just under a point per game, each.
From there the scoring drops off a cliff for the Panthers. Sure, Dadonov has 18 points but then it’s Yandel at 13…and well you get the idea from there.
So the key to a win tonight is shutting down that Panthers top line.