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Florida Falls 3-2 to Islanders - Recap

New York needed a shootout to earn a 3-2 victory over Florida on Saturday in NHL action at Nassau Coliseum.

The Islanders were a -111 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Anders Lee, and Josh Bailey each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Lee opened the scoring for New York.

Semyon Varlamov turned in a 35-save effort for the Islanders.

Florida got goals from Evgenii Dadonov, and Denis Malgin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Florida got a 26-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.

On the power play, New York went 0-for-1, while the Panthers were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

New York lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 37-28.

New York looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Blues. The Panthers will aim to get back on the winning track at New Jersey.