Florida Panthers Vs New York Islanders

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Time: 21 Jan 2010 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America
Last 10 matches: Florida 5-4-1; New York 7-2-1
The teams are meeting for the third time this season. The Panthers won the first two, beating the Islanders 5-4 in a shootout on Nov. 14 at the BankAtlanticCenter, then routing the Isles 7-1 at the Nassau Coliseum on Dec. 14. Florida has won the last three meetings between the teams and eight of the last 10.Florida got center Stephen Weiss, its leading goal-scorer, back on Wednesday after he missed one game with a lower body injury. Forwards David Booth (concussion) and Nick Tarnasky (lower body) are not near returning. … The Islanders are as healthy as they’ve been in years at this time of the season, with only forward Tim Jackman (broken orbital bone) out for the near term and defenseman Radek Martinek (knee) gone for the season.
The Islanders have won five in a row at home, their longest home winning streak in four years. Isles forward Matt Moulson, a free-agent signing during the summer, leads New York with 19 goals, including two on Monday, and is on pace to score 30.
Despite Tuesday’s 6-4 loss at Pittsburgh, the Islanders enter the night in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference but they’re part of a five-team pack that’s within two points. One of those teams is the Panthers, who missed a chance to pull even with New York at 52 points when they lost 2-0 at New Jersey on Wednesday. We will post live score and results of this match, as soon as posible.. stay with us.