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Defenseman Ryan Pulock makes huge save in Islanders' clinching win against Panthers

Goalie Semyon Varlamov was solid in making 24 saves. But the Islanders’ best stop in Friday’s 5-1 Game 4 win over the Panthers to clinch their best-of-five qualifying series at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto came from defenseman Ryan Pulock.

“It was one of those defining moments,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said.

Pulock stretched out his stick to stop Panthers top-line center Aleksander Barkov from converting with a look at an open net from the right post at 8:29 of the second period. The Islanders had just gone up 3-1 on Brock Nelson’s power-play goal 28 seconds earlier.