Carter Verhaeghe has 4th career trick in Panthers’ 6-3 victory over the Islanders

SUNRISE, Fla. — Carter Verhaeghe had his 4th vocation chapeau trick, Sam Reinhart scored his 31st extremity and the Florida Panthers bushed New York 6-3 connected Sunday nighttime to extremity the Islanders’ winning streak astatine 7 games.

Verhaeghe added an assistance connected Matthew Tkachuk’s empty-netter for a four-point night. Reinhart besides had an assist.

Evan Rodrigues besides scored for Florida, and Spencer Knight made 31 saves. Aleksander Barkov had 3 assists, and Gustav Forsling added 2 assists.

Kyle MacLean, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Marc Gatcomb scored for the Islanders. Jakub Skarek stopped 27 shots.

Verhaeghe opened scoring with a backhander 39 seconds into the crippled and gave the Panthers a two-goal pb with 7:08 near successful the period.

His 3rd came midway done the last play erstwhile helium snapped location a bully cross-ice provender from Tkachuk. It was Verhaeghe’s archetypal chapeau instrumentality since April 1, 2023, erstwhile helium had 4 goals for the Panthers successful a triumph implicit Columbus.

Takeaways

Islanders: Had not mislaid a crippled since a 5-3 nonaccomplishment astatine location to Philadelphia connected Jan. 16. That was besides the past clip New York gave up much than 2 goals. During their winning streak, the Islanders outscored opponents 24-9.

Panthers: Verhaeghe has had a beardown two-game stretch, with six points (four goals and 2 assists).

Key moment

After New York scored 3 consecutive second-period goals to instrumentality a 3-2 lead, Rodrigues tied it with 2:08 near successful the second. Reinhart followed with 51 seconds to spell successful the play to enactment the Panthers backmost connected top.

Key stat

The Panthers had 5 players with aggregate points: Verhaeghe (4), Barkov (3), Reinhart (2), Tkachuk (2) and Forsling (2).

Up next

Both teams instrumentality to play Tuesday night. The Islanders big Vegas, and the Panthers are astatine Washington.

By Alanis Thames