SUNRISE, Fla. — The news was not that the Islanders — with three defensemen and a top forward hurt and a goalie making his NHL debut — had their season-high seven-game winning streak snapped. Rather, it was that they were tenacious enough to have hopes of extending it.

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers will close the book on another back-to-back when they host the New York Islanders for a battle at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday. Winning each of the first two games on their three-game homestand, the Panthers enter tonight’s matchup sitting first in the Atlantic Division with a record of 31-19-3.

Carter Verhaeghe had his fourth career hat trick, Sam Reinhart scored his 31st goal and the Florida Panthers beat New York 6-3 on Sunday night to end the Islanders' winning streak at seven games. Verhaeghe added an assist on Matthew Tkachuk's empty-netter for a four-point night.