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 SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Florida defenseman Karlis Skrastins broke a tie 8:22 into the third period to lead streaking Florida Panthers to a 4-2 victory over the slumping New York Islanders on Wednesday night.
The Panthers won their season-high fifth straight game. Florida won all four meetings between the teams, completing its first season sweep of the Islanders since the Panthers' inaugural season in 1993-94.
Kamil Kreps and Stephen Weiss also scored for the Panthers, who moved within five points of eighth-place Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Brett McLean added an empty-net goal.
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