ELMONT, N.Y. — Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist, and the Florida Panthers scored six consecutive goals to rally for a 6-3 win against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Saturday.

Anton Lundell had two assists, and Spencer Knight made 25 saves for the Panthers (6-3-1), who have won three of four.

Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist, and Maxim Tsyplakov had two assists for the Islanders (3-3-2), who won 4-3 in overtime at the New Jersey Devils on Friday. Semyon Varlamov made 22 saves.

Florida scored three goals in the third period.

Sam Bennett gave the Panthers a 4-3 lead at 6:19. Tkachuk’s shot from the left boards bounced off Varlamov’s stick and deflected off Bennett’s leg in the crease.

Tkachuk scored his second of the game to make it 5-3 on the power play at 9:49. He circled the right face-off dot before beating Varlamov with a wrist shot from the top of the circle.

Gustav Forsling scored a short-handed empty-net goal from deep in his own zone at 17:43 for the 6-3 final.

Dennis Cholowski gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead at 1:32 of the first period when his wrist shot from the left point beat Knight blocker side through a screen. It was Cholowski’s first goal since April 24, 2021.

Palmieri pushed the lead to 2-0 at 6:01, scoring through the five-hole by poking in the rebound of his own deflection at the right post.

Brock Nelson made it 3-0 at 11:41. Tsyplakov’s wrist shot from the slot missed the net and caromed off the end boards to Nelson at the right post, where he banked the puck in off Knight.

Sam Reinhart got the Panthers within 3-1 at 13:27, beating Varlamov glove side on a breakaway.

Tkachuk made it 3-2 at 6:38 of the second period. After the Islanders failed to clear the zone, Carter Verhaeghe hit the left post with a shot and the rebound landed between Varlamov’s legs before Tkachuk reached behind the goalie to knock in the puck.

Mackie Samoskevich tied it 3-3 at 18:16 on a wraparound at the left post. It was his first NHL goal, coming in his 17th game.