MELTZER'S TAKE
* The Flyers generated good pressure early, including a Jakub Voracek tip off the post and some looks by PP2 on the game's first power play. The Islanders scored on their first good scoring chance as Mayfield pinched into the right circle. James van Riemsdyk did not pick up his coverage near the dot, he beat Hart high to blocker side. Hart appeared to be slightly off angle.
* The Islanders took over the game after the Mayfield goal. A pass across from Derick Brassard to Greene, with no weak side coverage and Hart not reading the play gave the veteran plenty of net. On this goal, it was Voracek who missed his coverage.
* Eberle had an early chance to make it 3-0 in the second period but the puck eluded him near the net. The Flyers then took a too many men on the ice penalty.
* Giroux had his pocket picked on the sequence leading to the third Islanders goal. Josh Bailey and Nelson worked a give-and-go for a slam dunk.
* The Flyers put up a rather feeble resistance to the Islanders through two-plus periods. Scott Laughton dropped the gloves with J-G Pageau in the third period in an attempt to spark his team.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
* The Flyers dropped their second straight Game 7, moving their all-time record to 9-8... It was the first time in Flyers history they have suffered a shutout in Game 7.
* Ivan Provorov led the team with 24:02 of ice time... James van Riemsdyk & Jake Voracek led the team with three shots each… Kevin Hayes & Scott Laughton led the team with six hits each.
* The teams combined for 78 hits tonight (PHI: 41 | NYI: 37) and a total of 600 hits in the seven-game series (PHI: 290 | NYI: 310).
* The Flyers defense factored into 13 of the 16 goals in the series with 15 points (4g-11a) in the seven games.
* With the Flyers eliminated from the playoffs, their position in the NHL Draft is set at the 23rd overall pick in the First Round.
