GAME 4 STANLEY CUP QUALIFIERS
FLORIDA PANTHERS | NEW YORK ISLANDERS |
1 | 5 |
- The Islanders eliminated the Panthers 3-1 in the best-of-five Stanley Cup Qualifier series.
- Mike Hoffman scored for the Panthers on the power play at 18:41 of the first period. The power play marker was his team-best third tally of the playoffs extending his goal streak to three games.
- Hoffman’s three-game goal streak tied the Panthers playoff record for longest goal streak (Reilly Smith – April 14 – April 17, 2016,Dave Lowry – April 27, 1996 – May 4, 1996).
- Aleksander Barkov notched an assist on Hoffman’s PPG. He is the only Panther to record at least one point in each game of the series (1-3-4).
- Jonathan Huberdeau also assisted on Hoffman’s goal, notching his third point in the series (1-2-3).
- Sergei Bobrovsky faced 37 shots in the game, making 33 saves.
- The Panthers surrendered four goals with Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier scoring the first two goals in the first period (11:32, 15:10), including the game-winner. Brock Nelson, Mathew Barzal and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also tallied for the Islanders.
- The Panthers scored on the power play for the third consecutive game. Florida finished the game 1/5 on the power play.
- Jonathan Huberdeau posted a team-best five shots in the game and Josh Brown led the Cats with three blocked shots.
- Aleksander Barkov, Brett Connolly, Aaron Ekblad and Dryden Hunt led the Panthers with three hits each.
NHL.com Final Score: FLA 1, NYI 5