For the Flyers, James van Riemsdyk, Travis Konecny and Claude Giroux scored while Carter Hart made 28 saves on 31 shots in the loss.
THE SCORING:
First Period:
2:08 - NYI 1, PHI 0 -Robin Salo scored his first NHL goal as he wired a shot from the point past Carter Hart's glove. Mathew Barzal and Zach Parise picked up the assists.
14:39 - PHI 1, NYI 1, PPG - After having a goal overturned for offside, the Flyers capitalized on their first power play of the game as James van Riemsdyk jammed in a puck through Semyon Varlamov's legs. Cam York and Morgan Frost recorded the assists.
Second Period:
13:28 - NYI 2, PHI 1 - Josh Bailey buried a feed past Carter Hart from Anthony Beauvillier on the doorstep to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead. Beauvillier and Adam Pelech tallied the assists.
13:54 - PHI 2, NYI 2 - Travis Konecny tied the game up 2-2 as he buried a rebound from Semyon Varlamov after Oskar Lindblom forced a turnover. Lindblom and Scott Laughton registered the assists.
Third Period:
4:05 - PHI 3, NYI 2 - Philadelphia's captain Claude Giroux gives his team its first lead of the game as he lifted his shot over Varlamov on the fly. Cam Atkinson and Joel Farabee posted the assists.
15:32 - NYI 3, PHI 3 - Casey Cizikas finished off Scott Mayfield's pass to give the Islanders a late equalizer. Mayfield and Cal Clutterbuck picked up the assists.
Overtime:No goals.
Shootout:
Ninth round, NYI 4, PHI 3 -Oliver Wahlstrom delivered the Islanders the game winner as he beat Carter Hart over his glove side.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders were 0-for-2 on the power play and were 2-for-3 on the penalty kill.
The Flyers were 1-for-3 on the power play and were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
GOALTENDING BATTLE:
Semyon Varlamov made 31 saves 34 on shots.
Carter Hart made 28 saves on 31 shots for the Flyers.
NOTEBOOK:
Semyon Varlamov made his 10th start of the season and improved his record to 3-6-1… Robin Salo scored his first-career NHL game. The goal marked his third-career point (1G, 2A) in his 13th career game… Josh Bailey scored his third goal of the season and his second goal in the last four games… Casey Cizikas scored his second goal of the season and his second goal in as many games… The Flyers scored a first-period goal, but the Islanders challenged it and upon review it was overturned for offside… The Islanders are 11-4-4 when scoring first and are 2-9-2 when allowing the opening goal.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME:
Tweet from @NYIslanders: LUCKY ROUND NUMBER NINE. pic.twitter.com/yK3cdi1MER
IMAGE OF THE GAME:
NEXT GAME:
The Islanders return to UBS Arena to host the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night at 7:30 p.m.
