5 Takeaways: Isles Fall to Flyers 4-3 in OT

The New York Islanders forced overtime, but missed out on an extra point for a second-straight game, as they fell 4-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night at Wells Fargo Center.
Kevin Hayes scored the OT winner on the power play with 38 seconds to play in the extra frame, negating an Islanders comeback effort. Joel Farabee scored his first-career hat trick for the Flyers in regulation, while James van Riemsdyk collected three assists for the Flyers.

Nick Leddy scored a power-play goal, while Josh Bailey and Mat Barzal scored third period goals for the Islanders, who dropped to 0-3-2 on their five-game road trip. As sour as the back-to-back OT losses and road trip wound up being, Head Coach Barry Trotz said it was important to pull the positives out of a whacky, and tough, week.
"From my standpoint, getting a point - especially after the way the week has gone - is actually pretty huge," Trotz said.
Here are five takeaways from the second night of a back-to-back.

ISLES CAN'T CONVERT GOOD START, FALL BEHIND 3-1:

The Islanders took a step in the right direction with a solid second-and-third period of Saturday's overtime loss and the urgency appeared to carry over to the first period of Sunday's game.
The Islanders outshot the Flyers 13-6 in the opening frame, and killed off a 1:17 five-on-three, but couldn't parlay the solid period into any offense past veteran backstop Brian Elliott. After 18 solid minutes, the Islanders caught a bad break, as a would-be icing was waved off, paving the way for Farabee's first goal. A Brock Nelson pass was intercepted by van Riemsdyk along the wall, setting up Farabee for a shot through Adam Pelech's legs and high glove on Ilya Sorokin.
"It's unfortunate, our first was as good as any first we've had and we didn't get rewarded," Trotz said. "We had a controversial icing call and they score on that and you're thinking 'What else could go wrong?'"
Leddy got it back for the Islanders early in the second period, beating Elliott through a screen 38 seconds into the stanza for a power-play goal. The tie was short-lived, as Farabee one-timed his second of the night past Sorokin at 2:19 to restore the Flyers' lead. Farabee completed the trick at 15:52, as Philippe Myers' shot deflected off the 2018 first-round pick and in.

Video: NYI@PHI: Barzal, Lee hustle to tie it

ISLES RALLY IN THIRD PERIOD:

For the second time in as many nights, the Islanders rallied out of a multiple-goal deficit against the Flyers.
The Islanders trailed 3-1 heading into the third period of Sunday's game, appearing destined to squander a good first period and a night where they had six power-play opportunities. Instead they dug deep, scoring a pair of goals in the opening 6:27 to notch the game 3-3.
Josh Bailey scored his first goal of the season on Sunday night, deflecting a Ryan Pulock shot past Elliott 1:03 into the third period to make it 3-2. Just over five minutes later, Barzal notched the game at threes, racing up the ice, finding some room in the slot and burying a nifty feed from Anders Lee. With two points, Barzal extended his point streak to four games (2G, 4A).
"We made a pretty good response to tie that gam up," Lee said. "It wasn't as complete a game as we would have liked, but at the end of the day we climb out of a hole we dug ourselves in and found an opportunity to get a second point… We're more disappointed about not getting that second one."
Both teams had their chances from there, with the Islanders getting a power play midway through the period, while Sorokin made a clutch kick save on Claude Giroux in the final three minutes. Bailey couldn't get a quality look to go in OT and Barzal took a high-sticking penalty with 1:20 to play, setting up the Flyers 4-on-3 power play and ultimately Hayes' winner.
"We're sitting there after two periods and the way the week has gone we could have said, 'Let's get out of here and give up,'" Trotz said. "We didn't. We battled back, they uplifted each other and I felt we were going to get two points - I really did. Unfortunately, we took a penalty and they scored on the power play."

Video: NYI@PHI: Sorokin shuts down Voracek with the glove

SOROKIN MAKES HIGHLIGHT-REEL SAVE:

Ilya Sorokin made his third start of the season on Sunday, turning aside 25 of 29 in the loss.
Mixed into Sorokin's 25 stops were a pair of highlight-reel saves, showing a glimpse of the goalie's athleticism. Sorokin robbed Jakub Voracek early in the first period, going into the full splits on a cross-ice play, reaching out and flashing the glove on the Flyers leading scorer.
Sorokin had another lunging play across his net to deny Giroux with three minutes to play in a 3-3 game, essentially preserving a point for the Islanders. He had other good moments as well, stopping a Michael Raffl shorthanded breakaway midway through the second period to keep the Islanders within a goal.
It was hard to fault Sorokin on Farabee's first goal, which was a high snipe through an inadvertent screen from Pelech. Farabee's third was a deflection in traffic and even the second goal was a dart over the goalie's shoulder. Sorokin was bailed out by his posts a couple of times, but it was a fine effort from the goaltender.
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Sunday marked the first time in three games the Islanders had given the Russian any run support, after failing to score in either of Sorokin's first two games.

CZARNIK, TIMASHOV MAKE ISLANDERS DEBUTS:

Austin Czarnik and Dmytro Timashov both made their Islanders debuts on Sunday night, while Oliver Wahlstrom and Kieffer Bellows were assigned to the taxi squad.
Czarnik, who signed with the Islanders after spending the past five seasons with Boston and Calgary organizations, skated with Michael Dal Colle and JG Pageau on the third line. Timashov, who spent four seasons in the Toronto organization, but was acquired from Detroit, skated with Brock Nelson and Jordan Eberle. Czarnik also spent time on the Islanders' top power-play unit, as Ryan Pulock shifted to the second unit. Czarnik won an offensive-zone draw on the man advantage and hustled back to break up a shorthanded two-on-one by the Flyers.
"I liked [Czarnik's] debut," Trotz said. "He came as advertised, he's a guy that usually brings energy, he's a pretty smart player and he competes like crazy. He's not an overly big guy, but all of the other stuff is good."
Czarnik skated 14:12 with a shot, a hit, a block and winning one-of-two faceoffs. Timashov played 7:13 with one shot and two hits.s

ISLES LOOK FORWARD TO RETURNING HOME:

It felt like a long week for the Islanders, both because of the results on the ice and being sequestered off of it. The COVID travel protocols call for players to spend a lot of time in their hotel rooms, unable to go out or congregate with their teammates. As comfortable as the Islanders travelling situation is, they're looking forward to getting back home for the next three games and are hoping that some home cooking can break them out of their recent slump.
"We might be saying something different if we had five wins," Bailey said. "This is part of the obstacles every team has to face this year and we're up for the challenge. That being said we're looking forward to getting home and we want to start it the right way."
Overall, the Islanders have played seven of their first nine games on the road and are 1-4-2.
"We have the opportunity to regroup here after a little bit over a week away," Lee said. "We're looking forward to getting back on our ice where we are most comfortable."

NEXT GAME:

After a five-game road trip the Islanders return to Nassau Coliseum for three-straight games, starting with the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Puck drop is at 6 p.m.