Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders
· National Hockey LeagueCouturier and Konecny lead Flyers to 5-3 win over Islanders
Morgan Frost, Garnet Hathaway, Cam York and Noah Cates also scored for Philadelphia. Samuel Ersson made 26 saves as the Flyers won for the third time in four games.
Joel Farabee had two assists following three consecutive games as a healthy scratch.
Bo Horvat, Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee scored for New York. Ilya Sorokin stopped 19 shots after a two-game absence due to illness, but the Islanders lost their second straight.
Barzal trimmed New York's deficit to 3-2 when he scored his fifth goal 30 seconds into the third period. However, the Flyers regained a two-goal lead when York beat Sorokin stick side at 5:16.
Lee got his 20th of the season at 17:16 on a power play. Cates scored an empty-net goal at 18:48.
Frost, Hathaway and Couturier each scored in the second period to give Philadelphia a 3-1 advantage.
Horvat opened the scoring with a power-play goal when he buried a pretty pass from Brock Nelson at 9:21 of the first.
Islanders: Dropped to 9-11-2 at UBS Arena with their second consecutive loss against an Eastern Conference playoff contender to begin a seven-game homestand.
Islanders: Host the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
PHI leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 9:21 | Bo Horvat Goal (14) Slap Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (14) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 5:15 | Sean Couturier Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Farabee (9), Matvei Michkov (19) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 9:29 | Garnet Hathaway Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Travis Konecny (31), Travis Sanheim (18) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 13:41 | Morgan Frost Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Owen Tippett (15), Travis Konecny (32) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 0:30 | Mathew Barzal Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (17) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 5:16 | Cam York Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Farabee (10), Sean Couturier (14) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 17:16 | Anders Lee Goal (20) Deflected, assists: Bo Horvat (18), Kyle Palmieri (16) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:48 | Noah Cates Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Travis Konecny (33) |
Statistics
PHI | NYI | |
---|---|---|
23 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
28 | Hits | 15 |
4 | Takeaways | 4 |
24 | Shots | 29 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
30 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
52.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.4 |
14 | Giveaways | 18 |
4 | Total Penalties | 4 |
8 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 15,761 | Capacity:
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 15,761 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Washington | 5 | 10 | 65 | 30 |
New Jersey | 6 | 15 | 58 | 26 |
Carolina | 3 | 16 | 57 | 27 |
Columbus | 6 | 17 | 50 | 22 |
Philadelphia | 6 | 20 | 46 | 20 |
Pittsburgh | 8 | 20 | 46 | 19 |
NY Rangers | 3 | 20 | 45 | 21 |
NY Islanders | 7 | 20 | 41 | 17 |