Travis Konecny scored the Flyers' sole goal, while Martin Jones made 27 saves on 30 shots for the Flyers.
THE SCORING:
First Period: No goals.
Second Period:
11:44 - NYI 1, PHI 0 - Brock Nelson wired a wrist shot past Martin Jones to score the icebreaker and give the Islanders a 1-0 lead. Josh Bailey and Andy Greene earned the assists.
14:28 - NYI 2, PHI 0 - Casey Cizikas redirected Robin Salo's initial wrist shot deflected past Jones to double the Islanders' lead 2-0. Salo and Matt Martin picked up the assists.
17:12 - PHI 1, NYI 2 - Travis Konecny's shot deflected off Noah Dobson and went past Ilya Sorokin to cut Philadelphia's deficit down 2-1. Travis Sanheim and Scott Laughton registered the assists.
Third Period:
4:44 - NYI 3, PHI 1 - Anthony Beauvillier buried a loose puck in the low slot to extend the Islanders' lead 3-1. Oliver Wahlstrom and Brock Nelson tallied the assists.
18:37 - NYI 4, PHI 1, ENG -Matt Martin scored on the Flyers' empty net to pad the Islanders' lead 4-1. Cal Clutterbuck and Adam Pelech dished out the assists.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders were 0-for-1 on the power play and were 4-for-4 on the penalty kill.
The Flyers were 0-for-4 on the power play and were 1-for-1 on the penalty kill.
GOALTENDING BATTLE:
Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves on 27 shots for the Islanders.
Martin Jones made 27 saves on 30 shots for the Flyers.
NOTEBOOK:
Islanders Head Coach Barry Trotz returned to the bench after missing two games due to being placed in COVID-19 protocols on Jan. 11… Ilya Sorokin made his 22nd start of the season and improved his record to 10-7-5… Brock Nelson scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season… Casey Cizikas and Matt Martin scored their first goals of the season… Anthony Beauvillier scored his sixth goal of the season… Robin Salo recorded his second-career assist… The Islanders are 10-4-4 when scoring first and are 2-9-2 when allowing the opening goal. Zdeno Chara surpassed Scott Stevens for the second-most games (1,636) played by a defenseman in NHL history and is on pace to become the all-time leader later this season.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME:
Video: PHI@NYI: Nelson hesitates before firing wrist shot in
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