The Panthers are coming off a 4-1 home victory against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday that gave them their first back-to-back wins of the season. Mike Hoffman had two assists to extend his point streak to 10 games, the longest active streak in the NHL. Roberto Luongo will start against the Islanders after making 26 saves against the Oilers. The Islanders will be looking to end a two-game losing streak (0-1-1), which has come after a five-game winning streak. Hoffman scored 33 seconds into overtime when the Panthers defeated the Islanders 3-2 at Barclays Center on Oct. 24.
Players to watch
Islanders forward Josh Bailey has four goals and nine assists in his past 10 games. Panthers forward Evgenii Dadonov has six goals and five assists during a nine-game point streak.
They said it
"He's an elite talent and our goal as coaches and his goal is to make him an elite player, and there's a difference between the two. He's made some strides." -- Islanders coach Barry Trotz on center Mathew Barzal "I think we've still got a little bit of work to do in every aspect. It's just a matter of us continuing to get on a roll." -- Panthers center Vincent Trocheck
Trotz declined to reveal his lineup or starting goalie, but Beauvillier was moved from the second to the fourth line during practice Friday. … The Panthers will go with the same lineup they used against Edmonton. Pysyk will miss his eighth consecutive game even though he was cleared Thursday to return from an upper-body injury.
Stat pack
Pulock and Barzal each will play in his 100th NHL game. … The Islanders were 0-for-9 on the power play in their past two games. … Florida has a 30.4 percent success rate on the power play in its past five games and ranks third in the NHL since Oct. 24.
