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Recap - Islanders Defeat Florida 2-1

Thomas Greiss stopped 37 shots against Florida on Saturday, leading New York to a 2-1 victory at Barclays Center.

Bettors who backed the Islanders were rewarded as -103 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.

New York got goals from Scott Mayfield, and Mathew Barzal in the victory. Barzal opened the scoring at 5:40 of the first period.

Thomas Greiss turned in a 37-save effort for the Islanders.

Aleksander Barkov scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Thomas Greiss.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 34 of 36 shots for the Panthers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, New York went 0-for-3, while the Panthers were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

New York lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 38-36.

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