GAME NOTESPLAYOFF SERIES
QUICK STATS
Regular Season Series: 0-2-1Playoff Series: 4 Series (3 wins, 1 loss)Playoff Games: 26gp (14-12)Playoff Leading Scorer:PHI - 8pts: Jakub Voracek (4g-4a)NYI - 10pts: Josh Bailey (2g-8a)
1. BOUNCE BACK KINGS
The Flyers look to bounce back after a 4-0 loss in Game 1... They have not dropped back-to-back games since Jan. 4-7 and have an active streak of following a loss with a victory nine straight times since Jan. 8... In each of the nine wins following a loss, the Flyers have outscored their opponent, 40-18... In the playoffs, Carter Hart has bounced back with a win after loss by posting a 2-0-0 record with a .964 save percentage and 1.00 GAA.
2. LET'S GET TWO IT
The Flyers dropped their only Game 2 of this playoffs and own a 39-33 all-time record in Game 2's, but also own a favorable record of 21-18 in Game 2's after they have lost Game 1 to even the series... If they can tie up the series with a win today, the Flyers have a .500 mark (18-18) when the series is tied 1-1, but have a 3-15 series record when falling behind 0-2... The Islanders own an all-time mark of 24-20 in Game 2s and own a series record of 13-1 when leading a series 2 games to 0 - BUT - own a 13-8 record in Game 2s when leading a series 1 game to 0 and have dropped seven of their last nine Game 2s when leading 1-0.
3. BLOCK PARTY
The Isles blocked 22 Flyers shots in Game 1 (2nd most against the Flyers this postseason - MTL's 23 in Game 5) and are 2nd among active playoff teams for the most blocked shots in the playoffs (191) through 10 games... During the regular season, the Islanders led the NHL in blocks (1,153) and blocks per-60 minutes (16.69) which was over a full block per-game than the team in 2nd... The Isles lead the playoffs for most goals in the third period (14) and among active playoff teams, they also lead in fewest amount of goals allowed in the third (4).
4. US, THEM, US & THEM
US: Including the Round Robin games, Jakub Voracek has not gone two straight games without a point in this year's playoffs - from the start of the First Round, the only two games he has not recorded a point were the shut out losses... THEM: The Islanders received two goals and an assist from their defense in Game 1 - they now rank T-4th among all playoff teams for points by defensemen (22) ... US & THEM: The Flyers have started strong in the playoffs, recording 18 of their 22 goals in the first (8) and second period (10) while the Islanders have finished strong, recording 26 of their 34 goals in the second (11) and third (14) & OT (1) periods.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (C: #14 - Sean Couturier)
Couturier has led the charge after a Flyers loss during the regular season, posting 34 points (14g-20) in 27 games that immediately follow a loss... Couturier also has the most points against the Islanders (28) than any other team in his career.
ISLANDERS (G: #40 - Semyon Varlamov)
Leads all playoff goaltenders in both save percentage (.941) and goals-against average (1.50) after posting back-to-back shutouts... His current shutout streak of 136:20 is just :39 seconds shy of a NY Islanders record after he stopped all 29 shots he faced from the Flyers in Game 1.
