QUICK STATS
Regular Season Series: 0-2-1Playoff Series: 4 Series (3 wins, 1 loss)Playoff Record: 28gp (15-13)Playoff Leading Scorer:PHI - 9pts: Kevin Hayes (3g-6a)NYI - 11pts: Josh Bailey (2g-9a)
1. PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS
The Flyers play their second back-to-back situation since entering the bubble... They split their first back-to-back vs. Montreal, winning the first game and dropping the second... During the regular season, the Flyers posted a 5-5-2 record in second games... The Islanders have also played just one back-to-back these playoffs, winning the first and dropping the second in the Qualifying series to Florida... During the regular season, the Isles went 6-1-1 in second games.
2. READY FOR A RESPONSE
The Flyers still have not dropped back-to-back games since a four-game skid from Dec. 31-Jan. 7... Beginning with Jan. 8, the Flyers have won 10 consecutive games immediately following a loss, not including the game after the NHL pause, and have outscored their opponent, 44-21, in those games... The Islanders have not lost two games in a three-game stretch yet these playoffs, following each of their losses with at least a two-game win streak... The Isles also have a 4-1 record in home games when they have the "last change".
3. BY COMPARISON
Through the first three games of this series the teams have combined for 15 goals (PHI: 5 | NYI: 10), while their First Round series vs. Montreal they combined for nine goals (PHI: 3 | MTL: 6)... They have also combined for 10 power play opportunities (PHI: 4 | NYI: 6) and 24 penalty minutes, while the first three games of the First Round series vs. Montreal combined for 24 power plays opportunities (PHI: 14 | MTL: 10) and 84 penalty minutes... The Flyers had 99 hits and 63 blocked shots in the First Round, while recording 93 hits and 41 blocks so far in the Second Round.
4. FOUR THE HISTORY BOOKS
The Islanders have a 25-9 record in Game 4, including a 6-4 mark in Game 4 when leading a series 2 games to 1... Should the Islanders win Game 4, the club has never lost a series when leading 3 games to 1 (going 10-0) but when the series is tied, 2-2, the Isles own a 5-6 series record... The Flyers have an even 36-36 record in Game 4's and when they are even at two games apiece, they have a 14-8 mark, but when going down 3 games to 1 in a series they have a 1-17 series record.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (D: #5 - Philippe Myers)
Myers leads the Flyers defense with three goals... He also leads the defense, and ranks second overall on the team in shots on goal (26), plus-minus (+6) and hits (31) in these playoffs while averaging 18:26 of ice time per-game, fourth-most on the Flyers blueline.
ISLANDERS (C: #13 - Mathew Barzal)
Barzal has recorded a point in each of the first three games of the series (three assists) and has points in five of his last six games for the Isles (2g-3a)... Throughout his playoff career, Barzal averages nearly a point per-game with 17 points (5g-12a) in 20 games, including a plus-minus rating of +9.
