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Recap - Islanders Defeat Florida 5-1

New York got a pair of goals from Anthony Beauvillier as the Islanders skated to a 5-1 victory over Florida on Friday at Scotiabank Arena.

New York won as a -116 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

New York got goals from Anthony Beauvillier(2), Mathew Barzal, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Brock Nelson in the victory. Beauvillier opened the scoring at 11:32 of the first period.

Semyon Varlamov turned in a 24-save effort for the Islanders.

Florida got a goal from Mike Hoffman in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Florida got a 33-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.

On the power play, New York went 1-for-3, while the Panthers were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Florida lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 38-25.