"He's doing things [that are] very special out there. He's jumping in his plays and right now he's shooting with confidence. - Head Coach Patrick Roy on Matthew Schaefer's performance after the game."
"It's a big two points for us. We're putting our push on, and we got teams behind us that are chasing, and we got to keep putting as much space as we can. And take it game by game. - Anders Lee after scoring the game-winning goal."
The New York Islanders defeated the Florida Panthers 5-4 on Sunday night with Anders Lee scoring the game-winning goal with 32 seconds left. Rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer contributed two goals and an assist, reaching 20 goals on the season and moving within three of Brian Leetch's NHL record for most goals by a rookie defenseman. David Rittich made 28 saves for New York. Carson Soucy and Bo Horvat also scored for the Islanders, who improved to 8-2 in their last 10 games. Florida's Sam Bennett scored twice, with Sandis Vilmanis and Sam Reinhart adding goals. The Panthers jumped to a 2-0 first-period lead but couldn't hold on as the Islanders mounted their comeback.
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