Brandon Montour (1-3-4) potted his second four-point outing of the season, Matthew Tkachuk (0-2-2) established a single-season high for points and Alex Lyon (56 saves) fell one save shy of the franchise record for most in a game as the Panthers (41-31-7, 89 points) skated to their fifth straight win.
* Florida, which scored at least seven goals in a game for the fourth time this season and third time in as many months, previously trailed the Islanders by six points prior to their win streak but now sit tied in points and hold the first Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference due to regulation wins (FLA: 35; NYI: 34).
* Montour (15-56-71 in 77 GP), who moved within one goal of the franchise record for most in a season by a blueliner and became the first Panthers defenseman to post two four-point outings in a single campaign (also 1-3-4 on Nov. 6, 2022), is the eighth defenseman in NHL history to post his first career 70-point season while never having 40 or more in a previous campaign. The others: Josh Morrissey (71 in 2022-23), Sergei Zubov (89 in 1993-94), Brian Leetch (71 in 1988-89), Paul Coffey (89 in 1981-82), Larry Murphy (76 in 1980-81), Mark Howe (80 in 1979-80) and Jean Potvin (72 in 1975-76).
* Tkachuk (39-66-105 in 76 GP) recorded his 33rd multi-point game of 2022-23 and surpassed Peter Stastny (32 in 1980-81 w/ QUE) for the fourth-most by a player in their first season with a team in NHL history. The only skaters with more are Wayne Gretzky (48 in 1988-89 w/ LAK & 41 in 1979-80 w/ EDM) and Teemu Selanne (38 in 1992-93 w/ WIN).