Florida(4-1-1) leaped to a 1-0 lead just 39 seconds into the contest. Anton Lundell stole the puck from Adam Pelech on the end wall. He skated to the right goal line and snapped a shot by Semyon Varlamov for his first goal of the season.
The Panthers made it 2-0 at the 9:13 mark of the first. Eetu Luostarinen released a shot from the top of left circle that hit Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson in the head. Luostarinen followed up and with a wrist shot from the inner left circle for his second goal of the year. Lundell was credited for an assist and his second point.
New York(2-4-0) cut the deficit to 2-1 at 4:27 of the second period. Mathew Barzal fired a slap shot from long range which Spencer Knight saved, Anders Lee knocked in the rebound from the blue paint for his third goal of the season. Dobson was given the secondary assist on the play.
In the third period, the Cats extended it to 3-1 at the 2:56 mark. Colin White raced for a long rebound on the left wing and he centered the puck. Ryan Lomberg blasted a slap shot from the left-circle dot for his first goal of the campaign.
The Islanders capitalized on a 5-on-3 power-play opportunity at 9:07 and trailed 3-2. Barzal rifled a high slap shot from the top of the zone and it was stopped. Lee tapped in the loose puck with a backhand shot from the edge of the crease for his second goal of the game and fourth goal of the year.
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