Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice meets the media after his team lost 5-4 to the New York Islanders at Belmont Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Sam Bennett scored twice for the Panthers; Sandis Vilmanis gave Florida a 1-0 lead.
Sam Reinhart tied the score with a goal at 18:52 — only the Islanders won it on a drive-in goal by Andres Lee in the final minute.
The Panthers remain eight points out of the playoffs after losing the past two; they have also lost seven of the past nine.
Florida continues the road trip Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils.
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6 Comments
Paul, Rinehart gave the team hope when he scored with less than a minute of play. How do you explain the Islanders coming back with a goal? The guys don't have it in them this year. Rest up, get healthy and come back strong for next season.
Rest for next year. Ship off Petry. Bobby needs a reset
needed a sweep- lost 2 and it's over. recover and comeback strong
Coach needs to start coaching the team or why doesn’t he even go to the games? This is ridiculous. Keep losing games like this don’t ever have enough fight anymore at the end of the games and Coach Maurice isn’t motivating his players
The season is slipping away.
Going to try reverse psychology, hey Zito, don't make any moves. 👍 We don't know who will get injured next season