SUNRISE, Fla. _ Special teams were just that for the Islanders on Thursday night.
They concluded a 2-1-0 road trip with a 3-1 win over the Panthers at BB&T Center as they went 2-for-4 on the man advantage and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill against the seventh-ranked power play in the NHL. The Islanders swept all three games of the season series from the Panthers.
The win ended a grueling stretch of 10 of 13 on the road for the Islanders (21-7-2), who went 5-4-1 in the away games.
