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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Florida’s first home game in over a week saw the Cats imposing their will on the visiting Islanders right off the hop, but some nights the bounces just don't go your way. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Ten minutes into the game, the Cats held the edge in shots 7-0 and had limited the Islanders to a paltry three shot attempts. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "An offensive zone hooking penalty by Carter Verhaeghe gave New York the first power play of the game. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "It took them all of seven seconds to cash in, when Anders Lee deflected a Kyle Palmieri shot between the legs of Antony Stolarz to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sixty-six seconds later, Sam Reinhart finished off a pretty passing play from Evan Rodrigues and Brandon Montour to quickly tie the game at one. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Between Montour’s no-look dish and Rodrigues’ shot-pass, all Reinhart had to do was hit the empty net for his 16th tally of the season. " } }, { "id": "0tu02mk6-3r27t9wi", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/JamesonCoop/status/1731096267797778715", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1731096267797778715", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Despite the Panthers dominating the majority of play and possession, the Islanders were hanging tight thanks to an excellent effort in goal by Ilya Sorokin." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Just a few minutes into the second period Pierre Engvall was in the right place at the right time, swatting a rebound opportunity past Stolarz, who had been battling a screen, to put New York back in front 2-1. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Another rebound chance not long after would find its way to Simon Holmstrom’s blade, and he popped the puck into the yawning cage to give the visitors a two-goal lead at the game’s midway point. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Shots were 20-14 Florida and yet the Panthers were behind 3-1. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "As we’ve come to expect when this team falls behind, the Comeback Cats emerged to try and save the day. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "It started with a heavy wrist shot from Matthew Tkachuk that beat Sorokin to the blocker side, cutting New York’s lead in half late in the second period. " } }, { "id": "ouxb2ovi-3diwdj66", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/BallyPanthers/status/1731108527723200728", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1731108527723200728", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Florida then opened the third period with a power play and put eight shots on Sorokin in a matter of minutes, but an icing call gave the Isles a draw in the Panthers end and Julien Gauthier snapped a shot past a screened Stolarz to put New York back up by two. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Halfway through the period, Verhaeghe pounced on a Gus Forsling rebound and wrapped a backhand around Sorokin to make it a one-goal game again. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "From there Sorokin would shut things down, making 19 of his 44 saves during the final frame while earning a win for his Islanders. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The loss was the third in a row for the Panthers on home ice. They'll be back in action on Wednesday when they host the Dallas Stars. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Here are some thoughts and observations from Saturday’s frustrating loss:" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "For the second game in a row, Verhaeghe logged a two-point outing." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjE3OTM2NjIzMjQ4NDky/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Once again Florida’s top line was analytically dominant. Even strength shots when they were on the ice were 15-5 Panthers, scoring chances were 12-5 and high danger chances were 4-2. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Tkachuk’s goal was just his fourth of the season and first in ten games. Perhaps this will get him going, scoring-wise. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Niko Mikkola picked up an assist, bringing his season point total to nine. His career high of 13 points came in 54 games during the 2021-22 season with St. Louis. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sorokin stopped 12 of Florida’s 13 high danger shots on a night his expected goals against was 4.37. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Former Panthers defenseman Mike Reilly played 8:51 for New York, logging three shots and a hit. 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Panthers frustrated by Sorokin, Islanders in 4-3 home loss