"Florida suffered a crushing defeat in the opener of a four-game road against the New York Islanders on Sunday. After Sam Reinhart tied the back-and-forth tilt with 1:58 remaining in regulation, Anders Lee got around Aaron Ekblad and solved Sergei Bobrovsky with 32 seconds left on the clock to give the Islanders a 5-4 win."
"The Devils ended an ugly five-game losing streak with a 3-1 win in St. Louis on Saturday to get back to NHL .500. Former Panther Jacob Markstrom made 25 saves and Timo Meier, Dougie Hamilton and Nico Hischier got the goals for desperate New Jersey, who like the Panthers are a long-shot to make the postseason."
The Florida Panthers (30-27-3) travel to Newark to face the New Jersey Devils (29-29-2) in the final matchup of their season series. Florida enters after a 5-4 loss to the Islanders where Sam Reinhart tied the game late before Anders Lee scored the winner with 32 seconds remaining. Sam Bennett scored twice and Matthew Tkachuk recorded three assists in the defeat. New Jersey recently snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory in St. Louis, with Jacob Markstrom making 25 saves. Both teams remain long-shots for playoff contention. The season series is tied 1-1 with each team winning on home ice.
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