Islanders 4 (EN), Panthers 2: Stunning 3rd-period comeback

Job well done. What a stunning and unexpectedly electric Sunday night at UBS Arena.

Facing a 2-0 deficit entering the third period against the reigning Stanley Cup champs, the New York Islanders overcame what seemed like a “nice try, but not in the cards” night to pull off a comeback 4-2 win.

The Isles had a really good first period but could not get on the scoreboard; when the Panthers got goals from stalwarts Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov within the first five minutes of the second, it definitely felt like one of those nights. That Barkov’s came on the first power play of the night against the Isles’ again-struggling PK just added to that foreboding.

But the Isles didn’t let up in the…