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Mike Hoffman scored a power-play goal 33 seconds into overtime and lifted the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 victory over the Islanders on Wednesday night.
The winning goal was the fourth of the season for Hoffman. Brock Nelson and Jordan Eberle added goals for the Panthers, who won for just the second time this season. Backup goaltender James Reimer made 20 saves in his first win of the year.
Frank Vatrano and Evgenii Dadonov scored for the Panthers. Robin Lehner finished with 38 saves on 41 shots.
The Panthers were called for delay of game with just under three minutes left in regulation, but the Islanders wiped out that power play when Mathew Barzal was sent off for interference at 18:35. That penalty led to the power-play chance in overtime and Hoffman’s goal, which completed a three-goal rally by the Panthers.
Nelson and Eberle staked the Islanders to a 2-0 lead heading into the third period, but the Panthers struck twice on goals by Vatrano and Dadonov to knot the score.
Nelson opened the scoring late in the first with his third goal of the season at 18:36. Josh Bailey picked up the assist.
Eberle increased the lead at 11:42 of the second against Reimer, finishing off a pretty passing sequence with his first goal of the season. Barzal and Anders Lee assisted.
Last season’s Calder Trophy winner as the league’s top rookie, Barzal leads the Islanders with eight points through the team’s first eight games.
The Islanders were coming off four-game road trip in which they lost three times. It was their first home game since Oct. 8, when they defeated the San Jose Sharks, 4-0, with 35 saves from Lehner.
