Los Florida Panthers regresan a casa con botin perfecto de su corta gira por la gran manzana, a la victoria sobre New Jersey Devils el lunes, se suma la de este miercoles frente a los New York Islanders 2-1…
Ante la ausencia de sus principales delanteros por lesion, los defensas sacaron la cara con los dos goles de la victoria numero 19 de temporada, primero fue Keith Yandle a los 5.41 del primer periodo. Los Islanders lograron la paridad a los 10.47 con gol de Nick Leddy para el 1-1. ese resultado se mantuvo hasta el segundo periodo y fue Jason Demers al minuto y .09 del segundo periodo quien logro el de la ventaja y a la postre el de la victoria.
Roberto Luongo detuvo 29 de 30 disparos para su victoria 13 de temporada…
Los Florida Panthers ahora con 46 puntos en 43 partidos regresan a casa para enfrentar en noches consecutivas a los Islanders el viernes y el sabado a Columbus Blue Jacket.
NEW YORK — Jason Demers broke a tie early in the second period and Roberto Luongo made 29 saves, including 12 in the third, to help the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 win against the New York Islanders at Barclays Center on Wednesday.
Keith Yandle scored in the first period for Florida (19-16-8), which has won its past four road games.
Nick Leddy scored and Thomas Greiss made 22 saves for New York (15-16-8), which outshot Florida 12-1 in the third period but lost its third in a row (0-1-2) and fourth in its past five. The Islanders have scored three goals in their past three games, outscored 2-1 each time.
Yandle gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead when he beat Greiss with a slap shot from just below the left circle 5:47 into the game. It was Yandle’s third goal of the season.
Leddy tied it with his sixth goal exactly five minutes later when he took a pass from Casey Cizikas and sent a shot from the point that found its way through a crowd and past Luongo.
But Florida went back in front 1:09 into the second period. After Jussi Jokinen won a faceoff in the offensive zone, Demers beat Greiss with a wrist shot from the right circle for his eighth goal to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead.