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.

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

After losing a two-goal lead in the second period, the Florida Panthers rallied back to defeat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Sunday night at Amerant Bank Arena. On the back of Carter Verhaeghe’s first hat trick of the season,