The reality of their situation hit a whole lot harder after the Islanders’ 6-3 defeat to the Panthers on Sunday in which they nearly rallied to yet another absurd victory before finally

Carter Verhaeghe had his fourth career hat trick, Sam Reinhart scored his 31st goal and the Florida Panthers beat New York 6-3 on Sunday night to end the Islanders’ winning streak at seven games. Verhaeghe added an assist on Matthew Tkachuk’s empty-netter for a four-point night.

Florida won each of the three games on their homestand this week, taking down the red-hot New York Islanders, who had won seven straight, by a final score of 6-3. For the second night in a row, a goal was scored on the game’s opening shift.