2–6

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 5-5-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
FLA	1	1	0	2
NYI	1	3	2	6

Panthers at Islanders

Islanders beat Panthers 6–2 at UBS Arena on November 2, 1998.

🗓 Mon, Nov 2, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Robert Reichel

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · 20:45 TOI · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Smolinski

2 G

7 shots · 20:31 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Claude Lapointe

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:39 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:11

Assists: Robert Reichel, Trevor Linden

0–1

🐆 Rob Niedermayer PP Tying 1st · 05:36

Assists: Robert Svehla, Dave Gagner

1–1

2nd period

🐆 Bill Lindsay Go-ahead 2nd · 02:41

Assists: Kirk Muller, Johan Garpenlov

2–1

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski PP Tying 2nd · 09:07

Assists: Robert Reichel, Gino Odjick

2–2

🏝️ Robert Reichel Go-ahead 2nd · 15:30

Unassisted

2–3

🏝️ Trevor Linden 2nd · 19:08

Assists: Claude Lapointe, Bryan Berard

2–4

3rd period

🏝️ Robert Reichel 3rd · 01:21

Assists: Bryan Berard, Mike Watt

2–5

🏝️ Claude Lapointe PP 3rd · 10:30

Assists: Scott Lachance

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA NYI🏝️

20 Shots on goal 29

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 3/7

16 Hits 23

12 Blocked shots 15

7 Takeaways 13

6 Giveaways 6

29 Penalty minutes 19

FLA shooting 10.0% (2/20) NYI shooting 20.7% (6/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Sean Burke

23/29

.793 SV% · 6 GA · 59:51 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 5-3-1 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 5-5 (50% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Niedermayer · Dvorak · Mellanby 16:59

L2 Whitney · Muller · Gagner 14:20

L3 Lindsay · Kvasha · Parrish 11:51

L4 Garpenlov · Worrell 8:40

D1 Svehla · Jovanovski 22:48

D2 Warrener · Murphy 19:20

D3 Spacek · Norton 15:16

D4 Laus 5:13

🏝️Islanders

L1 Linden · Lapointe · Reichel 21:39

L2 Nemchinov · Smolinski · Czerkawski 15:37

L3 Sacco · Watt · Lawrence 11:09

L4 Odjick · Belanger · Dawe 7:29

D1 Jonsson · Berard 25:14

D2 Lachance · Harlock 19:31

D3 Pilon · Brewer 15:15

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

Oct 13, 1997

🏝️NYI @ 🐆FLA

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ FLA vs NYI, answered

Who won Panthers vs Islanders on November 2, 1998?

Islanders won 6–2.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Islanders?

The final score was Panthers 2, Islanders 6.

Who scored for Panthers?

Bill Lindsay, Rob Niedermayer.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Smolinski (2), Robert Reichel (2), Claude Lapointe, Trevor Linden.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 23 saves on 29 shots (.793 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Oct 31

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 31

Also on November 2, 1998

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