Florida Panthers (30-14-4, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (20-17-11, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)
Elmont, New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Panthers -135, Islanders +113; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders host the Florida Panthers after the Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in a shootout.
New York is 20-17-11 overall and 12-6-6 in home games. The Islanders have a 6-8-5 record when they commit more penalties than their opponent.
Florida is 30-14-4 overall and 16-7-2 in road games. The Panthers are 11-3-1 in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Islanders won 4-3 in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Horvat has 20 goals and 25 assists for the Islanders. Brock Nelson has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Sam Reinhart has 36 goals and 25 assists for the Panthers. Matthew Tkachuk has scored eight goals with 10 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 2-7-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.8 assists, 3.4 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
Panthers: 6-2-2, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.8 assists, 6.8 penalties and 15.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Islanders: Ryan Pulock: out (lower body), Casey Cizikas: out (lower body), Hudson Fasching: day to day (lower body), Adam Pelech: day to day (upper body), Robert Bortuzzo: out (lower body), Matt Martin: day to day (illness).
Panthers: Nick Cousins: out (concussion protocol).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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