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Islanders: Top 5 Moments From Panthers Series In 2016

The NHL is proposing a 24 team playoff when the league returns (whenever that may be). According to Sportsnet, that would have the Islanders as the 7th seed taking on the 10th seed for the right to play the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Yes, if you're having deja vu it's essentially the 2016 season all over again. In 2016, the Islanders took on the Panthers in Round 1 of the playoffs, advancing to the second round for the first time in 23 years.

Let's take a look back at that playoff series for the five most memorable moments:

Number 5: Aaron Ekblad's Goal Reversed

How often we forget how Reilly Smith came so close to ruining our lives in this series.