Overview
- Sam Bennett netted the winner with about 3.2 seconds left in overtime after he and Brad Marchand forced a turnover from Zach Werenski at center ice.
- Florida erased deficits of 4-1, 5-4, and 6-4, never leading until the final seconds of overtime.
- Anton Lundell tied it 6-6 with 5:42 left in regulation after Elvis Merzlikins misplayed a clearing attempt out of his net.
- Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves for the Panthers while Merzlikins stopped 33, as the victory snapped Florida’s five-game home skid and four-game overall losing streak.
- With the Islanders riding a three-game win streak after a 2-0 shutout in Tampa Bay, Daniil Tarasov is expected to start for Florida, and the Panthers remain without Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk.