Here, finally, came a game in which the Islanders went up against a top-end opponent and checked just about every box, including that most important one: winning. This was needed in every way, this comeback 4-2 victory over the Panthers on Sunday night at UBS Arena which saw the Islanders put together a four-goal third period to beat the defending Stanley Cup champions on the night Mike Reilly returned to the lineup following heart surgery.

Marc Gatcomb, Maxim Tsyplakov and Noah Dobson scored in a span of a little more than six minutes in the third period for the New York Islanders, who stormed back to beat the Florida Panthers 4-2.