I’m going to call this game the first “must-win” for the Flyers heading down the stretch given the Islanders are one point behind them in the standings, but have three games in hand…. New York have also won five in a row,
The Flyers face off against the New York Islanders for the third time this month on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.
After some struggles to find consistency in the first half of the season, Ilya Sorokin seems back to his elite self.
The New York Islanders (22-20-7) won their fifth straight game and defeated the Colorado Avalanche (29-21-2) 5-2 on Tuesday night in UBS Arena.
The New York Islanders (22-20-7) dug deep. They won their fifth game in a row, closing out a very successful homestand with an emphatic third period against the Colorado Avalanche (29-21-2).
With a five-game winning streak and eight victories in their last 10 games, the Islanders are as confounding as ever.
The New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers will square off for the third time in two weeks on Thursday night when they reconvene in Philadelphia.
John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (23-23-6) will play the latter game of a back-to-back as they host Patrick Roy's New York Islanders (22-20-7).
On the same day that the club dealt for defenseman Scott Perunovich from the St. Louis Blues to help with depth, the New York Islanders placed defenseman Ryan Pulock and goaltender Marcus Hogberg on injured reserve on Monday due to upper-body injuries.
Isles finish homestand with a record of 5-2-0, winning five straight games and lifting their overall record to two games over NHL-.500 for the first time all season
Brock Nelson scored 2:03 into overtime and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2.