ISLANDERS BEAT PANTHERS 2- 1 IN 2 OTS TO END PLAYOFF DROUGHT
John Tavares tied it in the final minute of regulation and got the winner at 10:41 of the second overtime, leading the Islanders past the Panthers 2-1 Sunday night and into the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 1993. Tavares skated in and fired an initial shot that Roberto Luongo saved, but the New York captain got the rebound, wrapped around the net and stuffed the puck in, to end the longest home game in Islanders history. The Islanders will next face Tampa Bay.