Panthers lose in overtime, trail 2-1 in first-round series

Thomas Hickey saw an opening in overtime, went to the net and gave the New York Islanders a big win in their Brooklyn postseason debut. Hickey scored 12:31 into the extra period to lift the Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday in Game 3 of their first-round series, giving New York a win in its first playoff game at the Barclays Center.

Islanders rally from 3 deficits, beat Florida 5-4 in Game 1

Whenever the New York Islanders got behind, they fought their way out of trouble. And when they finally got the lead, they didn't give it back. John Tavares had a goal and two assists, including one that set up Kyle Okposo's go-ahead goal early in the third period, and the Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in Game 1 of the teams' Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Thursday night.