New York at Florida

New York stole game one last night, so the pressure is on first-place Florida to bounce back in game two. New York overcame three one-goal deficits to win 5-4 on Thursday. The Islanders have dropped eight straight playoff series dating to 1993 and were fortunate to prevail, getting outshot 46-26. The Islanders are 8-20 in their last 28 Conference Quarterfinals games. Florida is 8-4-2 in the second of back-to-back games and ranks eighth in goals scored, and seventh in goals allowed. The Panthers are on a 19-9 run at home and 11-5 against the Metropolitan Division. And when these teams clash, the Islanders are just 5-12 in the last 17 meetings in Florida. Play Florida in game two.