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New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Recap - Panthers Win 5-1

New York gave up 3 goals to Sam Bennett in their 5-1 loss to the Panthers in NHL action on Saturday.

Florida was favored by -137 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Florida got goals from Sam Bennett(3), Aleksander Barkov, and Anthony Duclair in the victory. Bennett opened the scoring at 9:10 of the first period.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 30 New York shots in the victory.

Oliver Wahlstrom scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.

Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 of 29 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Florida went 0-for-1, while the Islanders were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Florida lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 30-29.

Florida looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Lightning. The Islanders will aim to get back on the winning track at Chicago.