Islanders Battle Flyers With A Chance To Jump Them In Standings: Lines & Notes
Can the Islanders close out January with a six-game winning streak?
PHILADELPHIA —With one game remaining in a resurgent January, the New York Islanders (22-20-7) conclude the month against the Philadelphia Flyers (23-23-6).
Puck drop at Wells Fargo Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and the game can be found exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu.
The Islanders drew even in their season series against Philadelphia on Jan. 30 in a 3-1 win. After the Flyers got the first goal of the game, Anthony Duclair, Bo Horvat, and Brock Nelson each lit the lamp to make it 3-1 by the end of the second period. Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves to close out the win.
Thursday marks the last meeting between the two teams for the foreseeable future. They will next meet on April 12 in the City of Brotherly Love.
PROJECTED LINEUP
Lee-Horvat-Barzal
Ducliar-Nelson-Palmieri
Cizikas-Pageau-Holmstrom
Tsyplakov-MacLean-Gatcomb
Pelech-Perunovich
Romanov-DeAngelo
George-Mayfield
Sorokin
Skarek
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Horvat had a goal and assist against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, extending his point streak to six games. The center has four goals and three assists for seven points in that span. He also has goals in three straight games against the Flyers
Alexander Romanov has a three-game point streak coming into Thursday’s game. The defenseman has two goals and two assists for four points in that span, including red lights in back-to-back games.
Simon Holmstrom had two goals and an assist against Colorado on Tuesday, marking his second three-point game of his career. He also accomplished the feat on Dec. 12 against the Chicago Blackhawks, tallying a goal and two assists.
Brock Nelson has a three-game point streak against Philadelphia entering Thursday’s game. The forward has two goals and two assists in that span, including six goals and four assists for 10 points in his last nine games against them. He leads the team in goals against Philadelphia in his career, with 14 in 48 games against them. Mathew Barzal tops the team in assists and points with 20 and 30, respectively.
Sorokin will start once again for the Islanders on Thursday. He picked up the win over the Avalanche on Tuesday with 30 saves on 32 shots in his last outing. Against Philadelphia, he is 10-3-2 in 15 games with a 1.64 GAA and .944 SV%.
Opponents Notes:
Philadelphia enters Thursday’s game on the second night of a back-to-back. In the front end, they were blanked by Jake Allen and the New Jersey Devils 5-0 on Wednesday.
Travis Konecny picked up an assist on the Flyers’ lone goal the last time they faced the Islanders, giving him a three-game assist streak. The forward has five assists in that span. He also leads the team in overall scoring this year, boasting 21 goals and 37 assists for 58 points.
Sean Couturier enters Thursday’s game one goal short of 200 for his NHL career. He can become the 16th Flyer to accomplish the milestone and do it against a team he leads active Flyers in scoring against. In 47 games against New York, he has 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points.
Philadelphia Latest Lines:
NOTES: Ginning in for Johnson. Tippett will not play due to injury. Rodrigo Albos will come in.
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Gatcomb is a banger and he has gotten Mac going. They like to hit and it’s working. There is some chemistry forming based on physicality. They have the speed and desire to Forecheck. Casey can drop down and complete the line. Like Trotz says a guy like Gatcomb sets a tone and drags the entire team into the fight. We got get Tsyplakov and DuClair going.
Unfortunately no room for any let downs. The rest of the way it’s about winning the head to head conference games. After Philly five tough games, we have to win at least three of them. We need to ride these winning ways into the Four Nations. At worst we need points night in and night out. Twenty-Seven Games after Four Nations.