Florida Panthers eliminated from playoffs

The New York Islanders' long playoff drought is over. John Tavares tied the score in the final minute of regulation and got the winner at 10:41 of the second overtime, leading the Islanders past the Florida Panthers 2-1 Sunday night and into the second round for the first time since 1993.

Bishop shines, Lightning eliminate Red Wings in 5 games

The defending Eastern Conference champions eliminated the Detroit Red Wings from the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games with a 1-0 victory on Thursday night.

Petrovic scores tiebreaker as Panthers beat Islanders 2-1

After a tough overtime loss two nights earlier, the Florida Panthers were focused on picking up their defensive intensity in Game 4.

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.