New York Islanders @ Florida Panthers

0-2-0, 0-2-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Islanders NYI	0	0	1	1
Panthers FLA	1	2	2	5

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

2-0-0, 2-0-0 Home

Bennett notches hat trick, Florida easily tops Islanders 5-1

— The only hat trick of Sam Bennett's career before Saturday wasn't exactly enjoyed by the Florida Panthers, since it happened against them nearly six years ago.

Oct 17, 2021, 12:48 pm - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Islanders	0	0	1	1
	Panthers	1	2	2	5

1st Period			NYI	FLA
9:10		Sam Bennett (1) Assists: Radko Gudas (1), Gustav Forsling (2)	0	1

2nd Period			NYI	FLA
3:48		Sam Bennett (2) Assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (2), Aaron Ekblad (1)	0	2
18:57		Anthony Duclair (2) Assists: MacKenzie Weegar (2)	0	3

3rd Period		NYI	FLA
3:30	Oliver Wahlstrom (1) (Power Play) Unassisted	1	3
9:39	Sam Bennett (3) Assists: Matt Kiersted (1)	1	4
12:22	Aleksander Barkov (1) Assists: Carter Verhaeghe (1), Gustav Forsling (3)	1	5

ISLANDERS

PANTHERS

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 1-0

Islanders
1
Panthers
5

Game 1

17/10

Islanders
1
Panthers
6

Game 2

17/11

Panthers
3
Islanders
2

Game 3

20/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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New York Islanders @ Florida Panthers

Sam BennettC - FLA

Sergei BobrovskyG - FLA

Anthony DuclairLW - FLA

Bennett notches hat trick, Florida easily tops Islanders 5-1

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