It was the Panthers first appearance ever at UBS Arena. Florida stands on the top of the National Hockey League standings along with the Colorado Avalanche.
The Panthers now have the longest winning streak in the NHL this season at 11 games. Florida set a franchise record with their 23rd road victory of the regular season.
The Islanders honored and remembered former right wing Mike Bossy prior to the contest in their first home game since his death last Thursday. New York was winless in the season series against the Panthers for just the third time in the rivalry. The Isles are 8-1-1 in their last 10 home games.
Neither team were able to score during the first period. New York(35-31-10) made it 1-0 at the 4:56 mark of the second as Sebastian Aho scored his second goal of the year getting it by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Florida(55-15-6) evened it up 1-1 on the man advantage with 5:48 left in the second. Aleksander Barkov beat Ilya Sorokin for his 35th goal of the season. Giroux and Huberdeau were credited with assists on the play.
In the third period, the Islanders regained the lead 2-1 at 1:01 on the power play. Jean-Gabriel Pageau fired a shot for his 16th tally of the season on assists from Mathew Barzal and Noah Dobson.
The Panthers made it 2-2 with 4:58 remaining in the third. Barkov chalked up his 36th goal of the season to set a personal season-high. He compiled 35 goals back in the 2018-19 regular season. Huberdeau marked the secondary assist on the setup.
The Cats struck quickly 20 seconds into overtime to win the contest. Barkov raced through the middle of the ice and got the hat trick on assists from Huberdeau and Gustav Forsling. It was Huberdeau's league-leading 81st assist and 111th point this season.
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