Simon Holmstrom scored twice and added an assist, and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.
The New York Islanders (23-20-7) marched into the Wells Fargo Center and soundly defeated the Philadelphia Flyers (23-24-6) 3-0 on Thursday night.
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After some struggles to find consistency in the first half of the season, Ilya Sorokin seems back to his elite self.
But when a stretch of eight Metropolitan Division games out of nine ended on Thursday night, the Flyers’ 3-0 loss to the visiting New York Islanders left Philadelphia’s record at 3-4-1 for that key segment.
The Flyers face off against the New York Islanders for the third time this month on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.
The New York Islanders (22-20-7) go for their sixth-straight win when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers (23-23-6). Ilya Sorokin and Ivan Fedotov is the expected goalie matchup. The Isles Morning Minute is presented by Acrisure.
With a five-game winning streak and eight victories in their last 10 games, the Islanders are as confounding as ever.
The Philadelphia Flyers were shut out, 3-0, by the New York Islanders at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday evening.
The New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers will square off for the third time in two weeks on Thursday night when they reconvene in Philadelphia.
The New York Islanders (22-20-7) won their fifth straight game and defeated the Colorado Avalanche (29-21-2) 5-2 on Tuesday night in UBS Arena.