Game Preview: Islanders at Flyers

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (3-4-1) AT PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (6-2-1)
7PM | WELLS FARGO CENTER
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The New York Islanders picked up a point in their 3-2 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night in the first half of their back-to-back set at Wells Fargo Center, but have still gone without a win for their last four games.
Trailing 2-0 after Jakub Voracek and Kevin Hayes got the Flyers on the board in the first period, Jordan Eberle and Scott Mayfield evened the score in the second period. Following a scoreless third period, Scott Laughton delivered the overtime winner for the Flyers at 3:16.

Semyon Varlamov made 14 saves for the Islanders while Carter Hart backstopped Philadelphia to the win with his 26-save performance.
While the Islanders felt that they could have come away with a win - after a rocky first period that was followed up with a dominant final 40 minutes of regulation - they were appreciative to have earned the single point, especially on a night where every game in the East Division went to overtime. The Islanders felt that their performance laid a foundation to build off of moving forward with Sunday's game and the last game of their five-game road trip.
"You look at the way we finished the game, the second [period] third [period] and overtime, it's something to build on," Eberle said. "That being said, it's a short season and every point counts. It obviously sucks to lose that extra point, so we have to move forward."

ISLANDERS NOTES:

• Eberle scored his third goal of the season to put the Islanders on the board in the second period. Eberle now has three goals and five points through eight games this season. Eberle started the game on his regular line, but finished alongside Brock Nelson and Leo Komarov, as Barry Trotz shuffled his lines, looking for - and getting - an offensive spark.
• Pelech had the primary assist on Eberle's goal and now has two assists through eight games this season.
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• Nelson also assisted on Eberle's goal and thus recorded his first helper of the season. Through eight games, Nelson has three points (2G, 1A).
• Mayfield scored his first goal of the season and first point of the season through eight games.
• Nick Leddy posted the primary assist on Leddy's goal. The blueliner now has four assists through eight games this season.
• Barzal also assisted on Mayfield's goal and picked up his team-high fifth assist of the season. Barzal also extended his point streak to three games with four points (1G, 3A) during that span. Through eight games this season, Barzal leads the Islanders in scoring with eight points (3G, 5A).
• Varlamov made his sixth start of the season and his recorded was adjusted to 3-2-1. The Russian netminder has a 2.00 GAA and a .924 SV%.
• Matt Martin played in his 700th NHL game. Of those 700 games, 568 have been played with the Islanders.
• Josh Bailey skated in his 873rd-career game, all of which have been spent with the Islanders, to take sole possession of fourth place in the Islanders all-time leaderboard of games played. Only Bryan Trottier (1,123), Denis Potvin (1,060) and Bob Nystrom 900 have played more games for the Islanders.
• The Islanders power play went 0-for-4 on the night and their penalty kill went 1-for-1. In the NHL, the Islanders extra man unit is ranked 21st overall with a conversion rate of 15.6% and their penalty kill is ranked 17th overall with a kill percentage of 78.3%.
• The Islanders outshot the Flyers 28-17 and held them to just a combined eight shots on goal in the second and third periods.
• Trotz said he was planning to work Ilya Sorokin in for a start during the back-to-back set, but did not announce a goaltender afteer Saturday's game. Sorokin, who is 0-2-0 did not dress on Saturday night, with Cory Schneider backing up Semyon Varlamov.

FLYERS NOTES:

• Laughton's overtime winner was his first goal of the season. The center now has five points (1G, 4A) through nine games this season.
• Voracek scored his second goal of the season. The winger leads the Flyers in scoring with 10 points (2G, 8A) through nine games this season. With the goal, Voracek extended his point streak to six games with eight points (2G, 6A) during that stretch.
• Claude Giroux now has a three-game point streak (1G, 4A) as he earned the primary assist on Voracek's icebreaker. Through nine games this season, Philadelphia's captain is now in a three-way tie for the second-most points on the Flyers leaderboard with nine (1G, 8A).
• Kevin Hayes is also tied for the Flyers' second-most points with nine (4G, 5A) after scoring his fourth goal of the season through nine games.
• James van Riemsdyk extended his point streak to three games (2G, 2A) with a primary assist on Hayes' goal. Van Riemsdyk is tied for the Flyers in goal scoring with five tallies and has nine points through nine games.
• Hart made his sixth start of the season and improved his record to 4-2-1. The 22-year-old has a 3.33 GAA and a SV% of .900.
• Philippe Myers was activated off of IR and rejoined the lineup on Saturday night. Myers was previously sidelined with a rib injury he sustained on Jan. 19. The blueliner logged 23:17, had two shots and one block.
• Sean Couturier was placed on IR ahead of Saturday's game and did not play against the Islanders. The center suffered a rib injury against Pittsburgh on Jan. 15. The 2020 Frank J. Selke Trophy recipient has one assist through two games with the Flyers.
• In Couturier's place, Samuel Morin dressed and made his season debut. The forward played 5:31, had one shot on goal, three hits and one block. Morin was drafted as a defenseman and is making the transition to forward this season.
• Travis Konecny did not play against the Islanders on Saturday night, as he was a healthy scratch. The winger has eight points (5G, 3A) through eight games this season.
• The Flyers' power play went 0-for-1 and their penalty kill went 4-for-4. In the NHL, Philadelphia is ranked 11th overall on the power play (25.9%) and their PK unit sits in 25th at 74.2%.