GAME NOTES
QUICK STATS
Season Series: 3-0-0
All-Time Record: 276gp (142-95-26-13)
Leading Scorer:
PHI - 29 pts: James van Riemsdyk (13g-16a)
NYI - 24 pts: Mathew Barzal (9g-15a)
1. CLOSE AS THEY COME
Its the fourth of eight meetings this year with the Flyers winning all three games... All three of the previous games have been decided by one goal, including two past regulation...The Islanders defense has 10 points in the series (3g-7a) but is a -5, while the Flyers defense has six points (6a) and is a +5... The Flyers have seven players who average a point per-game in this series led by James van Riemsdyk (5a) while Isles d-man Nick Leddy leads the team with five points (1g-4a)... On Thursday, the Flyers kept Mathew Barzal scoreless for just the second time in his career in 14 games against the Flyers.
2. HALFWAY HOME
The Flyers begin the second half of their 56-game season tonight and have four players who have played in all 28 games thus far (Hayes, Patrick, Provorov & van Riemsdyk)... van Riemsdyk leads the team in both goals (13) and points (29), Jake Voracek leads in assists (17), Scott Laughton leads the team in hits (77), Ivan Provorov leads in average time-on-ice (25:13) and Justin Braun leads in plus-minus (+10).
3. ISLAND HUNTERS
The Islanders come into tonight after suffering back-to-back losses for the first time in a month and are looking to avoid three straight regulation losses for the first time since the beginning of the season (Jan. 24-28)... Since suffering those three straight losses, the Islanders have rebounded to go 16-4-4... The Isles killed all three penalties against the Flyers on Thursday and are 88.9% (24-for-27) on the PK at home - their three power-play goals allowed on home ice are tied for lowest in the league.
4. END GOAL
The Islanders posted three third-period goals against the Flyers on Thursday and are now T-2nd in the NHL for the most third period goals (36) and are also T-2nd in fewest goals allowed in the third period (21)... The Flyers have scored three or more goals in five of their last six games including four goals in three of those contests... Oliver Wahlstrom has goals in back-to-back games and three of his last four... Claude Giroux has six goals in 10 games on the month, which ties his career-high of goals in the month of March (2013-14).
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (LW: #11 - Travis Konecny)
Konecny recorded three assists in Thursday's game including the primary helper on Oskar Lindblom's game-winner... Since returning from COVID-19, Konecny is averaging a point per-game with 10 points (2g-8a) in those 10 games, seven of which have come on the road... Against the Isles, he has seven points (4g-3a) in his last eight meetings.
ISLANDERS (RW: #12 - Josh Bailey)
Plays the right side on a line with Anthony Beauvillier and Brock Nelson, Bailey has three points (1g-2a) in three games against the Flyers this season... He has also averaged over a point per-game against the Flyers in his last 14 meetings, posting five goals and 11 assists for 16 points dating back to November of 2017.
