Florida 4, NY Islanders 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 23, 2010
Where: BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida
Referees:
Marc Joannette, Dean Morton
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey, Shane Heyer
Attendance:
15071
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Radek Dvorak’s third-period goal lifted the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 victory over the visiting New York Islanders Saturday night.
Dvorak flipped a wrist shot past Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro for his third goal of the year at the 13:28 mark to lift the Panthers to 3-3-0 on the season.
John Tavares scored all three goals for the Islanders. Tavares tallied a power play in the first period to tie the score at 1-1.
The Panthers got goals from Mike Weaver and Steve Bernier in the first period to take a 2-1 lead.
After Tavares tied the score at 2-2 on another power play goal, David Booth netted his third goal of the year to give Florida a short-lived 3-2 lead. Tavares, who missed three games this season with a concussion, then scored his fifth goal in five games late in the second period to knot the score again.
Tomas Vokoun got the win in net making 29 saves. DiPietro made 26 saves in the loss.
Top Game Performances
| NY Islanders |
|
Florida |
|
John Tavares 3 |
Points |
Mike Weaver 2 |
|
John Tavares 3 |
Goals |
Mike Weaver 1 |
|
Blake Comeau 2 |
Assists |
Keaton Ellerby 2 |
|
John Tavares 2 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Rick DiPietro .867 |
Save Percentage |
Tomas Vokoun .909 |
|
Rick DiPietro 26 |
Saves |
Tomas Vokoun 30 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Islanders
|
33 |
3 |
2-5 |
5-5 |
12 |
29 |
| Florida
|
30 |
4 |
0-5 |
3-5 |
10 |
34 |
Upcoming Games
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Florida will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Panthers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Islanders have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .667 after a loss.