Game Preview: Islanders at Flyers

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (15-8-0) AT PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (7-10-5)
7:30 PM | WELLS FARGO CENTER
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After a chippy matchup on Saturday, the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers will face off again on Tuesday at Wells Fargo Center as the teams complete a home and home set. The Islanders pulled away with three goals in the third period for the 5-2 victory on Saturday, and the game got scrappy at the end, with fighting majors assessed on both sides.

The Islanders scored two power-play goals, both from Zach Parise, and two goals in 22 seconds early in the third period. Lukas Sedlak and Kevin Hayes each had two-point nights for the Flyers, who are now on a 10-game winless streak (0-7-3).
This is the first time this year that the Islanders have played two consecutive games against the same opponent.
"They have an idea of some of the things we do, we have an idea of some of the things they do, adjustments are potentially made, and then you go from there," Head Coach Lane Lambert said. "But we really do take it one game at a time. The last game is in the past and we're focused on tomorrow night."
The Isles are 13-2-2 in their last 17 games against the Flyers and are 6-1-2 in their last nine trips to the Wells Fargo Center.

ISLANDERS NOTES:

• Zach Parise scored twice on Saturday against the Flyers, with both goals coming on the power play. The game was Parise's fourth-career game with two or more power-play goals, and his first since Jan. 27, 2013 with the Minnesota Wild. Parise is third on the Islanders in goals. Last season, it took Parise 47 games to score seven goals.
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  - Ryan Pulock tallied four assists on Saturday against the Flyers. His four assists tied a career-high for a single game, and his four points is the second-highest total of his career, second only to a five-point game on Jan. 20, 2018 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
  - Brock Nelson scored his fourth game-winning goal of the season - and second in as many games - with a third period goal against the Flyers. Nelson is tied for most game-winning goals in the NHL with Alex Tuch and Leon Draisaitl. Nelson has a team-leading 11 goals this season, which have all come in the past 15 games. Nelson is set to play in his 700th game on Tuesday - all with the Islanders - making him the 10th player to reach the feat with the franchise.
  - The Islanders scored three third-period goals to pull away from the Flyers and get the win. The Islanders' 35 third period-goals leads the NHL. They've outscored their opponents 35-19 in the third period this season. The Islanders have scored three third-period goals four times this year.
  - Adam Pelech's first period goal was his third of the season, tying his goal total from last year in just 23 games. Pelech's goal also stretched the Islanders' NHL leading goal total from defensemen to 18.
  - The Isles went 2-for-3 on the power play against the Flyers and the power play is now 7-for-21 (33.3%) in the last seven games.
  - Ilya Sorokin was named the NHL's Third Star of the Week on Monday, after stopping 103 of 107 shots in three wins last week. In the process, Sorokin set a career-high with a 49-save shutout against the Edmonton Oilers.
  - Kyle Palmieri will not accompany the Islanders to Philadelphia, per Lambert.

FLYERS NOTES:

• Kevin Hayes leads the Flyers in points with 22 (6G, 16A) after tallying two assists in the Flyers' 5-2 loss to the Islanders on Saturday. Hayes has eight points (3G, 5A) in his last seven games.
  - The Flyers are on a 10-game winless streak, their third 10-game winless streak in 2022 across the past two seasons. Since 2017, no team has had more 10-game winless streaks than Philadelphia, with four.
  - Head Coach John Tortorella said Monday that rookie defenseman Egor Zamula would return to the lineup after a stint in the AHL. Zamula has two points, both assists, in nine games this season and has not played in the NHL since Nov. 2.
  - Joel Farabee scored his fifth goal of the season on Saturday against the Islanders. Farabee has points in four of his last five games and 14 total (5G, 9A) on the season.
  - Lukas Sedlak scored a goal and an assist on Saturday for his first points since Nov. 8 against the St. Louis Blues. The game was Sedlak's second multi-point game of the season, and brought his total points to five (2G, 3A).
  - Cam Atkinson practiced with the Flyers on Monday, but will not play, per Tortorella.
  - Tony DeAngelo did not practice on Monday, and will not play on Tuesday, per Olivia Reiner.
  - Scott Laughton was activated off injured reserve and is expected to play on Tuesday, per Olivia Reiner.