GAME NOTES
QUICK STATS
Season Series: 3-1-0
All-Time Record: 277gp (142-96-26-13)
Leading Scorer:
PHI - 29 pts: James van Riemsdyk (13g-16a)
NYI - 25 pts: Mathew Barzal (9g-16a)
1. BACK FOR THREE
The three-game series shifts to Philly with the teams splitting the first two... The Flyers have won the first three games of the season series but the Islanders took the last meeting, 6-1, on Saturday night to end that three-game winless skid against the Flyers... The Islanders have scored 50% of their goals, and have outscored the Flyers 7-1, in the third period in the season series... The Flyers have earned points against the Islanders in six of their last eight meetings at Wells Fargo Center (4-2-2).
2. SCHEDULE MINING
While tonight's game finishes up the series vs. Islanders, it marks the first of games on back-to-back nights and kicks off a four-game homestand in a span of six days after the Flyers went 2-2-0 on the road last week... The Isles begin a four-game road trip tonight having won three of their last four road games and had four of their last five on the road decided by one goal... The Isles average just 2.06 goals per-game on the road while giving up 2.44 GPG, compared to their home numbers of scoring 3.81 goals per-game and allowing just 2.00 goals to their opponent at Nassau.
3. GAME SITUATIONS
In the Flyers last seven games, the team that has scored first has won the game with the Flyers going 3-4-0... The Flyers own an overall mark of 11-4-2 when scoring the game's first goal, while the Islanders have a record of 14-1-2 in that scenario... Both teams have just one regulation loss when leading after the first period (NYI: 12-1-2) (PHI: 8-1-1) and both teams are unbeaten in regulation when leading after the second period (NYI: 10-0-1) (PHI: 8-0-1).
4. OPPOSITES ATTRACT
The Flyers have limited their opponent to less than 30 shots on goal for 14 consecutive games with their last game allowing 30+ on Feb. 21 vs. Bruins in Lake Tahoe (35)... On the other end, the Flyers have fired 30 or more shots in 11 of those 14 contests... The Islanders continue to lead the NHL for fewest goals against per-game at 2.22, while the Flyers ranks second in the NHL for most goals against per-game at 3.55... The Flyers have failed to score on the power play in each of their last three games and have not scored on their last nine attempts... Prior to the skid, the Flyers scored at least a goal on the power play in four straight games and six of seven.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (C: #13 - Kevin Hayes)
Hayes averages a point per-game on home ice this year - he has seven of his nine goals and 14 of his 21 points playing at the Wells Fargo Center... In the two-game series played in Philly vs. Islanders, Hayes posted goals in both games including the OT winner on Jan. 31.
ISLANDERS (RW: #26 - Oliver Wahlstrom)
The 11th overall pick in 2018 is in his first full year as a rookie and leads all rookies in power-play points (7) and is T-3rd in overall scoring with seven goals... He comes into tonight's game on a three-game point streak (2g-2a) and has 12 points (6g-6a) in his last 15 games.
