Flyers Defeat Islanders 5-3, Extend Point Streak to Four Games

Philadelphia climbs out of last place in the Metropolitan Division, while New York struggles at home with a second consecutive loss.

Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny led the Flyers with a combined four points, as Philadelphia secured its third win in four games.
Ryan Poehling left the game with an upper-body injury after a controversial hit by Maxim Tsyplakov, which was reviewed but resulted in no penalty.
The Flyers scored three goals in the second period, including a short-handed tally by Garnet Hathaway, to take control of the game.
New York’s Bo Horvat ended the Islanders’ 14-game power play drought with a goal in the first period, but the team remains winless in its seven-game homestand so far.
Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson made 26 saves, while Ilya Sorokin returned from illness to stop 19 shots for the Islanders.