SUNRISE, Fla. – Right back at it.

Closing out the six-game homestand, their longest of the season, the Florida Panthers (13-12-2) will host the New York Islanders (16-10-3) at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.

“Even though both teams are on a back-to-back, there’s some speed up that ice that’ll come both ways,” head coach Paul Maurice said ahead of Sunday’s game.

Meeting for the first time this season, the Panthers went 2-1-0 in last year’s matchups, winning 6-3 on both Oct. 26 and Feb 2., and falling 4-2 on March 16.

Playing in the second of a back-to-back, Florida came away with two points after beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-6 in overtime on Saturday.

“Emotionally, we needed that game,” Maurice said after the win.

With just 3.2 seconds left on the clock, Sam Bennett

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