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UNIONDALE Mikko Rantanen Jersey , N.Y. – A bitter playoff series between the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins in the spring of 2013 has lent an extra air of intensity to every subsequent game between the two teams.Now insert into the equation the Islanders’ return to Nassau Coliseum, the loud and site for three memorable games in that 2013 playoff clash? And New York coming off an emotional win over the Detroit Red Wings Saturday night and looking to redeem itself following a lopsided defeat to the Penguins in Pittsburgh Thursday? And with the game destined to decide which team resides in a playoff spot and which team does not by the end of the evening?Add it all up and Islanders-Penguins should be more energized than most December games Monday night, when New York hosts Pittsburgh at Nassau Coliseum.Article continues below ...It will be the second of 21 games the Islanders are scheduled to play at their old home this season.The teams are separated by just one point in the standings following Saturday’s games, when the visiting Islanders came back from a two-goal deficit to edge the Red Wings, 3-2. The win vaulted New York into third place in the Metropolitan Division, just ahead of the Penguins, who fell to the host Ottawa Senators, 2-1, in overtime.The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Islanders (14-11-3), who were outscored 9-3 in falling to the Winnipeg Jets and Penguins last Tuesday and Thursday. New York appeared headed for another defeat Saturday when it fell behind 2-0 in the first period before losing captain Anders Lee, who was bloodied by a blindside hit from Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall with 3:59 left in the period.But Josh Bailey ignited the Islanders by knocking down Kronwall and then fighting Red Wings center Dylan Larkin fewer than three minutes later. Casey Cizikas and Ryan Pulock scored within the first seven minutes of the second period for New York before Matt Martin snapped the tie early in the third.“It was a good response to Pittsburgh and Winnipeg,” Lee told reporters afterward. “It’s a character win.”The Penguins (12-10-6) felt they did enough to earn a win over the Senators Nathan MacKinnon Jersey , whom they outshot 36-29. But Pittsburgh had to settle for a point after Ottawa’s Ryan Dzingel scored a power play 1:20 into overtime.“I thought we dominated a lot of the game,” Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters afterward. “We just couldn’t find a way to score more goals, but there was a lot to like about our effort tonight. I thought for the most part it was pretty solid.”Neither team practiced Sunday, so the identity of Monday’s starting goalies won’t be known until the morning skate. The Islanders could stick with Thomas Greiss, who has started seven of the last eight games and earned the win by recording 23 saves Saturday, or get number two goalie Robin Lehner back into the mix. Lehner missed two games with an undisclosed ailment before returning to backup Greiss on Saturday night.The Penguins are likely to stick with fill-in number one goalie Casey DeSmith, who has started the last four games. DeSmith, who is starting in place of the injured Matt Murray, made 27 saves Saturday night.Greiss is 4-2-0 in eight career games against the Penguins. Lehner is 2-3-2 in seven games against Pittsburgh. DeSmith is 1-0-0 in two career appearances against the Islanders. SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers had another dramatic outcome in a homestand marked by emotional highs and lows.Aleksander Barkov scored at 2:26 of overtime to lead the Panthers past the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 Friday night.It was the second loss in as many days for the Sabres, whose 10-game winning streak ended with a 5-4 setback Thursday in Tampa Bay.Barkov took a cross-ice pass from Jonathan Huberdeau and made the most of a wide-open net against an out-of-position Linus Ullmark, who had stopped 40 of 42 shots before the game winner. James Reimer turned back 21 of 23 shots for Florida.Barkov was relieved after the Panthers suffered a tough 3-2 loss to Anaheim late in regulation Wednesday Authentic Alexander Wennberg Jersey , and an overtime loss to Chicago after the Blackhawks tied it with 1.8 seconds left in regulation before that over the first three games of the current eight-game homestand. Florida defeated the New Jersey Devils in yet another overtime thriller.“It feels awesome . we’ve been losing games in the last minute and it’s tough like that. But this game was huge for us,” Barkov said.Jared McCann and Evgenii Dadonov also scored for the Panthers, who have won six straight against the Sabres. McCann has three goals in the last four games.“We definitely didn’t win the zone-time war — that battle was won by Florida,” Buffalo coach Phil Housley said.Florida coach Bob Boughner said the team never stopped battling in the offensive zone, as evidenced by the 43 shots.The Panthers have scored at least one power-play goal in 14 of their last 15 games.“Special teams were good tonight and that really helped us. We stayed within our structure,” Boughner said. “We just try to wear teams down, especially teams that come in here and played the night before.”Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist, Jeff Skinner scored and Jack Eichel added two assists for the Sabres.Buffalo struck first. Skinner went top shelf on Reimer off a feed from Reinhart on a 2-on-1 break 10:55 into the first period. It was Skinner’s 20th goal of the season.With just 1:29 left in the first, McCann tied the game with a one-timer from the top of the circle. McCann’s fifth goal beat Ullmark to the glove side.“We’ve had a lot of bad luck here as of late, and to get that (win) was awesome,” McCann said, “Barky has been a leader for us on and off the ice the whole year.”The Sabres regained the lead early in the second period when Reinhart converted a tip-in on the power play for his sixth goal. It came off an assist from Eichel Los Angeles Kings T-Shirts Womens , who upped his total to 27 this season.“I thought we sat back, maybe a little too much, and let them take it to us with speed,” Eichel said. “I thought our willingness to skate with them and make plays was a little down. Obviously, it was a back-to-back and an emotional game last night, it’s a tough one.”With just over eight minutes to go in the third period, Dadonov knocked in the rebound off an initial kick save by Ullmark in traffic near the crease, tying it at 2-all.NOTES: Buffalo C Jeff Skinner continues to excel with his 12th goal in 15 games away from the KeyBank Center. He has five goals and an assist in the last six games against Florida. … Sabres C Sam Reinhart has 13 points in his last 12 games against the Panthers. … Lawrence Pilut made his NHL debut for Buffalo. … Florida G James Reimer made his third straight start as Roberto Luongo continues to rehab from a knee injury suffered Nov. 24 against Chicago.UP NEXT:Florida: Hosts Tampa Bay on Saturday.Buffalo: At Nashville on Monday.