“That’s a good feeling”, Clutterbuck said after he scored the game-winning goal with 1:39 left to cap a stunning comeback by the Islanders, who scored three goals in a span of less than six minutes late in the third period to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 at Barclays Center.
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Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist, Nick Bjugstad also scored, and Jonathan Huberdeau had two assists for the Panthers. The Panthers scored a goal in each of the first two periods to take a 2-0 lead.Barkov opened up the scoring with 4:49 left in the first. Jussi Jokinen, who leads the team with 37 assists and trails Jagr (53) for first on the club by three points, recorded two goals and 10 assists during a 10-game point streak that ended Monday.ABOUT THE CANADIENS (32-31-6): P.K. Subban (neck) sat out Saturday’s loss, missing a game for the first time since January 30, 2013.
Even so, the Panthers were – and still remain – one point from the No. 1 spot in the Atlantic, which the Boston Bruins now hold for the time being.
“It was a huge win for us”, Okposo said. The Cats are likely to turn to Al Montoya in this one after Roberto Luongo got the call last night and he will face off against Mike Condon who is expected to get the call in the first leg of a back to back for the Habitants.
While the Islanders were celebrating the come-from-behind win, Florida was trying to come to terms with what took place in the third period.
The Atlantic Division contenders need to regroup quickly from a potentially crushing loss when they resume an important road trip Tuesday night against the injury-plagued Montreal Canadiens. After owning an 18-11 shot advantage while dominating the first two periods, the Panthers were outshot 17-7 in the pivotal third.
Thomas Greiss of the New York Islanders defends a first-period shot attempt against Quinton Howden of the Florida Panthers at Barclays Center on Monday, March 14, 2016. Bailey tied it 1:21 later with his 12th of the season. “We were fortunate to get some bounces and we got two points”. Grabovski was a healthy scratch after being activated earlier in the day from injured reserve, where he spent nine games due to an upper body injury…. He has played in just three of the Islanders’ last 12 games due to the ailment….
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De Haan (lower body) will return to the lineup Monday against the Panthers, Brian Compton of NHL.com reports.
