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Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders Wrap - New York Wins 2-1

The Islanders beat Florida 2-1 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Semyon Varlamov's 27 saves.

New York won as a -108 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

New York got goals from Anthony Beauvillier, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau in the victory. Pageau opened the scoring at 12:00 of the first period.

Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 of 28 Florida shots in the victory.

Jonathan Huberdeau scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 28 shots for the Panthers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

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

Florida lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 28-28.