🐆 Away Panthers 22-14-6 before this game
5–2
Final
🏝️ Home Islanders 14-25-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
FLA 1135
NYI 1012

Panthers at Islanders

Panthers beat Islanders 5–2 at UBS Arena on January 20, 1999.

🗓 Wed, Jan 20, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐆 FLA
Pavel Bure
2 G
4 shots · 12:09 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐆 FLA
Jaroslav Spacek
2 A
2 shots · 18:51 TOI · +2
3rd star 🐆 FLA
Ray Whitney
2 A
1 shots · 19:00 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Robert Reichel Go-ahead 1st · 06:42
Unassisted
0–1
🐆 Johan Garpenlov Tying 1st · 07:11
Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Viktor Kozlov
1–1
2nd period
🐆 Pavel Bure Go-ahead 2nd · 07:39
Assists: Robert Svehla, Jaroslav Spacek
2–1
3rd period
🐆 Scott Mellanby 3rd · 08:07
Assists: Ray Whitney, Bret Hedican
3–1
🐆 Pavel Bure PP 3rd · 11:17
Assists: Ray Whitney, Rob Niedermayer
4–1
🐆 Radek Dvorak 3rd · 12:05
Assists: Bret Hedican, Peter Ratchuk
5–1
🏝️ Edward Crowley PP 3rd · 17:42
Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Robert Reichel
5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA NYI🏝️
20 Shots on goal 19
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
19 Hits 12
15 Blocked shots 7
4 Takeaways 4
3 Giveaways 6
17 Penalty minutes 27
FLA shooting 25.0% (5/20) NYI shooting 10.5% (2/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
Kirk McLean
17/19
.895 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Felix Potvin
15/20
.750 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 1st: 22-14-6 (52% win rate, 42 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 14-25-5 (32% win rate, 44 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
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 Whitney · Muller · Niedermayer 19:00
L2 Kozlov · Kvasha · Dvorak 14:50
L3 Lindsay · Bure · Mellanby 12:09
L4 Hicks · Garpenlov 8:33
D1 Svehla · Hedican 22:10
D2 Spacek · Warrener 18:46
D3 Ratchuk · Murphy 13:59
D4 Laus 4:22
🏝️Islanders
L1 Reichel · Smolinski · Palffy 20:00
L2 Linden · Janney · Lapointe 15:46
L3 Nemchinov · Nabokov · Lawrence 10:54
L4 Watt · Donato · Czerkawski 10:03
D1 Richter · Lachance 21:50
D2 Crowley · Harlock 19:06
D3 Chara · Brewer 16:47

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →
Jan 16, 1999
🏝️NYI @ 🐆FLA
0–1 · Panthers won
Dec 28, 1998
🏝️NYI @ 🐆FLA
1–5 · Panthers won
Nov 2, 1998
🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI
2–6 · Islanders won
Dec 27, 1997
🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI
6–2 · Panthers won
Dec 13, 1997
🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI
1–4 · Islanders won

❓ FLA vs NYI, answered

Who won Panthers vs Islanders on January 20, 1999?

Panthers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Islanders?

The final score was Panthers 5, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Panthers?

Pavel Bure (2), Johan Garpenlov, Radek Dvorak, Scott Mellanby.

Who scored for Islanders?

Edward Crowley, Robert Reichel.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Kirk McLean made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 15 saves on 20 shots (.750 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?

Panthers lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Jan 18
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
4–0 · BUF won
Next game · Jan 21
🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR
2–1 · FLA won
🏝️Islanders
Previous game · Jan 16
🏝️NYI @ 🐆FLA
0–1 · FLA won
Next game · Jan 21
🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT
5–2 · NYI won
Also on January 20, 1999
🍁TOR @ ⭐DAL
6–4 final
😈NJD @ 🦆ANA
4–3 final
Panthers season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule