Florida Panthers (5-3-1, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (3-2-2, in the Metropolitan Division)
Elmont, New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -133, Islanders +113; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders host the Florida Panthers after the Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in overtime.
New York has a 3-2-2 record overall and a 1-1-1 record on its home ice. The Islanders have given up 18 goals while scoring 17 for a -1 scoring differential.
Florida has a 3-2-0 record in road games and a 5-3-1 record overall. The Panthers are 1-3-1 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Palmieri has three goals and two assists for the Islanders. Maxim Tsyplakov has over the last 10 games.
Sam Reinhart has five goals and eight assists for the Panthers. Uvis Balinskis has scored goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 3-2-2, averaging 1.7 goals, 2.8 assists, 1.4 penalties and 3.1 penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game.
Panthers: 5-3-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Islanders: None listed.
Panthers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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