Schedule and 2015-16 Results
Regular Season Records: Florida 47-26-9=103pts, New York Islanders 45-27-10=100pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 14 April: New York Islanders win at Florida, 5-goals-4
Game 2 on Friday, 15 April: New York Islanders lose at Florida, 3-goals-1
Game 3 on Sunday, 17 April: Florida loses at New York Islanders, 4-goals-3 (OT)
Game 4 on Wednesday, 20 April: Florida wins at New York Islanders, 2-goals-1
Game 5 on Friday, 22 April: New York Islanders win at Florida, 2-goals-1 (2OT)
Game 6 on Sunday, 24 April: Florida loses at New York Islanders, 2-goals-1 (2OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The New York Islanders hosted and bested the Florida Panthers 2-goals-1 in double overtime to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1287 victory. With the series 1287 win, the New York Islanders improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 22-18 overall and 3-9 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1287 loss, the Florida Panthers see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 3-5 with an active five-series losing streak overall and 1-4 with an active four-series losing streak in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious New York Islanders in series 1287 was WLWLWW: Series 1287 thus becomes the eleventh NHL Preliminary-round series, the 18th NHL series (all rounds), and the 43rd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The New York Islanders thus win their first best-of-7 NHL playoff series since series 635 (in the 1993 NHL Quarterfinals), and break an eight-series losing streak. The best-of-7 series losing streak for the Florida Panthers reaches five, as their last best-of-7 NHL playoff series victory occurred in series 710 (in the 1996 NHL Semifinals). The Islanders trailed series 1287 Game 6 in New York by a goal with only 0:55 left in regulation. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2015, inclusive, home teams down a goal with only 0:55 left in regulation had a game record of only 24-454 (.050).

After Game 5: The New York Islanders visited and defeated the Florida Panthers 2-goals-1 in double overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1287 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Islanders have a series record of 9-1 (with an active eight-series winning streak) and a Game 6 record of 9-1 (with an active eight-Game 6 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 6 record of 1-0. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Islanders have always had their series decided for them by Game 6: Their nine Game 6 wins completed their series victory (by definition); their sole Game 6 loss led to a series loss. Series 1287 Game 5, ending as it did 16:00 into the second overtime period, is the longest-lasting Spring 2016 NHL playoff game to date.

After Game 4: The Florida Panthers visited and defeated the New York Islanders 2-goals-1 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1287 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 5 record of 2-1, while the New York Islanders have a series record of 4-6 (with an active three-series losing streak) and a Game 5 record of 4-6 (with an active five-Game 5 losing streak).

After Game 3: The New York Islanders hosted and bested the Florida Panthers 4-goals-3 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1287 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Islanders have a series record of 7-2 and a Game 4 record of 6-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 1-1 and a Game 4 record of 1-1. The Islanders trailed series 1287 Game 3 by two goals as late as 11:47 into the second period: In the history of best-of-7 format NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2015, inclusive, home teams down two goals as late as 11:47 into the second period had a game record of only 44-303 (.127).

After Game 2: The Florida Panthers hosted and topped the New York Islanders 3-goals-1 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1287 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 2-2 and a Game 3 record of 2-2, while the New York Islanders have a series record of 7-9 (with an active five-series losing streak) and a Game 3 record of 6-10.

After Game 1: The New York Islanders visited and defeated the Florida Panthers 5-goals-4 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1287 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Islanders have a series record of 14-4 and a Game 2 record of 12-6 (with an active four-Game 2 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 0-3 and a Game 2 record of 1-2.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2015-16 NHL regular season, the Florida Panthers finished three points ahead of the New York Islanders. From 1939 through the 2015 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by three regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 11-19 (.367) with an active eight-series losing streak in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1287 is the eighth best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Florida Panthers, and the 40th for the New York Islanders. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Florida Panthers have an all-rounds series record of 3-4 (with an active four-series losing streak), a Preliminary-round series record of 1-3 (with an active three-series losing streak), and a Game 1 record of 4-3, while the New York Islanders have an all-rounds series record of 21-18 (with an active eight-series losing streak), a Preliminary-round series record of 2-9 (with an active seven-series losing streak), and a Game 1 record of 18-21. Series 1287 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Florida Panthers and the New York Islanders. The Florida Panthers seek their first best-of-7 NHL playoff series victory since the 1996 NHL Semifinals. The New York Islanders seek their first best-of-7 NHL playoff series victory since the 1993 NHL Quarterfinals.