"Anders Lee scored the game-winning goal, skating around Aaron Ekblad and going backhand-to-forehead to beat Sergei Bobrovsky with 32 ticks left in regulation to hand the Cats a second consecutive one-goal loss."
"After struggling to score Friday against Buffalo, the Panthers got off to a great start, opening up a two-goal lead on the Islanders. Bobrovsky ripped the puck up the boards to A.J. Greer, who chipped it into open space for Sandis Vilmanis."
"The Islanders got another from a defenseman, this time Carson Soucy, to tie the tilt at 7:28 of the second. Soucy picked the top corner after Gustav Forsling poked the puck off Simon Holmstrom's stick."
The Florida Panthers fell to the New York Islanders 5-4 at UBS Arena, with Anders Lee scoring the game-winning goal with 32 seconds remaining in regulation. The Panthers initially dominated, building a 3-1 first-period lead through goals by Sandis Vilmanis, Sam Bennett, and Matthew Schaefer. The Islanders mounted a comeback, with Carson Soucy tying the game in the second period. Bennett restored the Panthers' lead, but Bo Horvat equalized shortly after. Matthew Schaefer's goal gave the Islanders their first lead in the third period, and Lee's late-game winner sealed the defeat. This loss marks the Panthers' second straight one-goal setback and further clouds their playoff picture.
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