🏝️ Away Islanders 13-10-2 before this game

2–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	1	1	0	2
FLA	0	2	2	4

Islanders at Panthers

Panthers beat Islanders 4–2 at Amerant Bank Arena on December 5, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Dec 5, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Robert Svehla

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Ed Jovanovski

2 A

2 shots

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Scott Mellanby

1 G

6 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Brent Hughes Go-ahead 1st · 07:26

Unassisted

1–0

2nd period

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski 2nd · 00:44

Assists: Scott Lachance

2–0

🐆 Scott Mellanby PP 2nd · 10:03

Assists: Ed Jovanovski, Radek Dvorak

2–1

🐆 Ray Sheppard Tying 2nd · 16:21

Assists: Robert Svehla

2–2

3rd period

🐆 Robert Svehla Go-ahead 3rd · 03:13

Assists: Martin Straka, Dave Lowry

2–3

🐆 Mike Hough 3rd · 05:55

Assists: Ed Jovanovski, Tom Fitzgerald

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI FLA🐆

42 Shots on goal 36

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

14 Penalty minutes 16

NYI shooting 4.8% (2/42) FLA shooting 11.1% (4/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:19 TOI

🐆Panthers

Mark Fitzpatrick

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 13-10-2 (52% win rate, 25 games)

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 19-3-4 (73% win rate, 26 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 15, 1996

🏝️NYI @ 🐆FLA

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

Apr 12, 1996

🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI

1–1 (OT) · Panthers won

5–4 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs FLA, answered

Who won Islanders vs Panthers on December 5, 1996?

Panthers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Panthers?

The final score was Islanders 2, Panthers 4.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brent Hughes, Bryan Smolinski.

Who scored for Panthers?

Mike Hough, Ray Sheppard, Robert Svehla, Scott Mellanby.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Panthers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 3

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 3

Also on December 5, 1996

Islanders season page Panthers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule