Aleksander Barkov pumped in three goals to lead the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win in overtime in the club’s first appearance at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.
With the hat trick, Barkov hit a new career-high in goals with 37.
Jonathan Huberdeau assisted on all three goals to up his point total to 111, one ahead of Connor McDavid in the Art Ross Trophy race.
After a scoreless first period that saw the Panthers outshoot the Islanders 12-5, it was the home team that got on the board first when Sebastian Aho moved down to finish off a circle-to-circle crossing pass from defense partner Andy Greene at 4:56 into the second on a delayed penalty.