Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Saturday, March 28, 2026 · UBS Arena

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2–5

Final

SOG 21–40

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Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at UBS Arena. The Islanders outshot the Panthers 40-21.

Matthew Tkachuk scored twice. Marc Gatcomb, Brayden Schenn, Simon Holmstrom, Emil Heineman and Casey Cizikas also scored.

Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves on 21 shots for the win; Daniil Tarasov stopped 35 of 40.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
FLA	2	0	0	2	21
NYI	0	5	0	5	40

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Matthew Tkachuk (11)Seth Jones (20)1–008:06 FLA
Matthew Tkachuk (12)UnassistedMayfield 1:22 into shift2–014:03 FLA

2nd period

Marc Gatcomb (2)Adam Pelech (11), Scott Mayfield (11)2–105:28 NYI
Brayden Schenn (15)Calum Ritchie (13), Matthew Schaefer (33)2–212:09 NYI
Simon Holmstrom (19)Matthew Schaefer (34), Brayden Schenn (19)Ekblad 1:41 into shift2–314:52 NYI · PPG
Emil Heineman (21)Anders Lee (23), Brayden Schenn (20)Tkachuk 1:01 into shift2–417:00 NYI
Casey Cizikas (9)Carson Soucy (7), Marc Gatcomb (4)Benning 1:09 into shift2–517:57 NYI

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:41

2–3 · 2nd 14:52 · Holmstrom. Ekblad was 1:41 into his shift when it went in.

GoalFLA on iceNYI on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 FLA

1st 8:06 · Tkachuk

Lee 0:57

NormalLee 0:57

2–0 FLA

1st 14:03 · Tkachuk

Long shift: Mayfield 1:22

Long shiftMayfield 1:22

2–1 NYI

2nd 5:28 · Gatcomb

Benning 0:42

NormalBenning 0:42

2–2 NYI

2nd 12:09 · Schenn

Jones 0:49

NormalJones 0:49

2–3 NYI

2nd 14:52 · PP · Holmstrom

Stuck out there: Ekblad 1:41

Stuck out thereEkblad 1:41

2–4 NYI

2nd 17:00 · Heineman

Long shift: Tkachuk 1:01

Long shiftTkachuk 1:01

2–5 NYI

2nd 17:57 · Cizikas

Long shift: Benning 1:09

Long shiftBenning 1:09

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

FLANYI

21Shots on goal40

35%Faceoff %65%

0/1Power play1/3

6Penalty minutes2

21Hits13

10Blocked shots18

17Giveaways17

4Takeaways3

Penalties

1st 17:04Nolan Foote · high sticking2 min
2nd 02:21Donovan Sebrango · interference2 min
2nd 13:40Gustav Forsling · tripping2 min
3rd 15:04Carson Soucy · interference2 min

Season series

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters

19Matthew TkachukL	2	0	2	+1	4	1	0	0	–	23:43
3Seth JonesD	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	–	25:21
11Mackie SamoskevichR	0	0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	–	16:51
18Noah GregorL	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	–	12:49
23Carter VerhaegheC	0	0	0	+1	4	0	1	0	–	21:11
24Vinnie HinostrozaC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	12:29
25Nolan FooteL	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	2	–	10:56
27Eetu LuostarinenC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	39	23:06
29Cole ReinhardtL	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	11:12
53Jack StudnickaC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	07:32
70Jesper BoqvistC	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	13	14:50
71Luke KuninC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	50	11:27
92Tomas NosekL	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	40	13:47
5Aaron EkbladD	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	–	24:07
6Donovan SebrangoD	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	2	–	14:29
7Dmitry KulikovD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	–	20:18
20Mike BenningD	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	–	14:30
42Gustav ForslingD	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	2	–	21:25

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40Daniil TarasovG	L	40	35	5	.875	54:45
72Sergei BobrovskyG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

10Brayden SchennC	1	2	3	+1	5	2	3	0	33	19:22
16Marc GatcombC	1	1	2	+2	1	3	0	0	–	09:44
48Matthew SchaeferD	0	2	2	+3	5	1	1	0	–	27:51
27Anders LeeL	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	–	18:17
51Emil HeinemanL	1	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	–	17:56
53Casey CizikasC	1	0	1	+2	4	2	1	0	64	10:50
64Calum RitchieC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	–	17:43
92Simon HolmstromR	1	0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	–	15:33
3Adam PelechD	0	1	1	+2	4	1	1	0	–	22:04
4Carson SoucyD	0	1	1	+2	1	1	1	2	–	20:15
24Scott MayfieldD	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	–	11:54
13Mathew BarzalC	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	50	17:52
14Bo HorvatC	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	67	20:18
32Kyle MacLeanC	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	–	09:47
44Jean-Gabriel PageauC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	86	14:25
81Ondrej PalatL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	10:47
6Ryan PulockD	0	0	0	-1	4	0	4	0	–	21:15
34Adam BoqvistD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	12:07

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ilya SorokinG	W	21	19	2	.905	60:00
33David RittichG		0	0	0	–	00:00