NY Islanders 5, Florida 1
When: 1:00 PM ET, Monday, February 21, 2011
Where: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Referees:
Eric Furlatt, Francois St.Laurent
Linesmen:
David Brisebois, Scott Cherrey
Attendance:
13729
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Matt Moulson recorded his second career hat trick and Al Montoya made 20 saves as the New York Islanders cruised to a 5-1 home victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday afternoon.
Defenseman Radek Martinek and Josh Bailey also scored while blue-liner Travis Hamonic notched a pair of assists for the Islanders, who have won six of their last seven games overall and four of six at home.
Moulson, who scored twice in a 3-0 win over Los Angeles on Saturday, opened the scoring at 9:39 of the first period and beat Tomas Vokoun from the left faceoff dot with five minutes remaining in the session. The 27-year old capped his first three-goal effort since Dec. 3, 2009 with an empty netter at the 17:23 mark of the third period, his team-leading 26th goal of the season.
Martinek converted a power-play chance 37 seconds into the middle period and Bailey made it 4-0 six minutes later.
Montoya's bid for a second straight shutout ended when Mike Santorelli scored a man-advantage goal midway through the third.
Vokoun stopped 32 shots for Florida, which has lost six of eight on the road and 12 of 16 overall.
Top Game Performances
Florida |
|
NY Islanders |
Mike Santorelli 1 |
Points |
Matt Moulson 3 |
Mike Santorelli 1 |
Goals |
Matt Moulson 3 |
Jason Garrison 1 |
Assists |
Travis Hamonic 2 |
Mike Santorelli 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Radek Martinek 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Tomas Vokoun .889 |
Save Percentage |
Al Montoya .952 |
Tomas Vokoun 32 |
Saves |
Al Montoya 20 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Florida
|
21 |
1 |
1-5 |
4-5 |
26 |
23 |
NY Islanders
|
37 |
5 |
1-5 |
4-5 |
25 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Islanders have a W/L % of .435 after a win and .351 after a loss.
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Florida will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Panthers have a W/L % of .320 after a win and .515 after a loss.