Carter Verhaeghe had his fourth career hat trick, Sam Reinhart scored his 31st goal and the Florida Panthers beat New York 6-3 on Sunday night to end the Islanders’ winning streak at seven games.

The reality of their situation hit a whole lot harder after the Islanders’ 6-3 defeat to the Panthers on Sunday in which they nearly rallied to yet another absurd victory before finally

Early on, it looked like the Florida Panthers were going to ease their way to a nice win against the beat up — yet flaming hot — New York Islanders. The Islanders were not only down two more regulars