Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, Marc Gatcomb scored his first NHL goal and the New York Islanders won their sixth straight game with a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
New York Islanders (22-20-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (23-23-6, in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flyers -109, Islanders -111;
New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov has been suspended for three games without pay for an illegal check to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Ryan Poehling.
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.
After administering a direct shot to the head of Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling, New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov is scheduled for a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday.
On Friday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced it has suspended New York Islanders forward Max Tsyplakov for three games for his illegal check to the head of Flyers forward Ryan Poehling on Thursday night. The third game of his suspension is a rematch between the Flyers and Islanders at UBS Arena.
Ilya Sorokin pitched a 23-save shutout as the New York Islanders picked up their sixth straight win and second over the Philadelphia Flyers.
The New York Islanders (23-20-7) are officially in a groove. They’ve won six in a row, nine of the last eleven. All but one in regulation. Staggering process in all three zones, from directionless to surging.
The Philadelphia Flyers were shut out, 3-0, by the New York Islanders at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday evening.
- Max Tsyplakov dropped the gloves with Scott Laughton in the first period for his first NHL fight. The scuffle settled the lingering animosity between Tsyplakov and the Flyers from Tsyplakov’s hit on Ryan Poehling on Jan. 16.
The New York Islanders (22-20-7) will travel for the first time since January 11 in Utah, following a largely successful seven-game homestand that revived this season. The Philadelphia Flyers (23-23-6) will await them in the city of Brotherly Love,