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NEW YORK ISLANDERS (19-8-4) VS PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (15-10-3)7PM | NASSAU COLISEUMWATCH:MSG+ | MSG GO |NHL.TVLISTEN: 88.7FM | 103.9FM | 1050AM
The third meeting of the season between the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers followed the trend of their previous closely fought contests. While the Flyers ended the first of three-straight meetings with a 4-3 win on Thursday night at Nassau Coliseum - which welcomed back Season Ticket Members for the first time in over a year - the Islanders responded to a 3-0 deficit as they attempted the comeback with three-straight third-period goals.

The Islanders' late push was accounted for by their youth, as Michael Dal Colle scored his first goal of the season to get the scoring going. Sebastian Aho followed and Oliver Wahlstrom scored the game-tying goal. Unfortunately, the Islanders comeback fell short as Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom scored his second of the game with 2:22 left to play to give his team the deciding 4-3 win. Philadelphia's other goals all came in the second period including Lindblom's first, Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek all finding the back of the net. Carter Hart backstopped Philadelphia's win with 22 saves while Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves in the Islanders' loss.
With a 3-1 loss to Washington on Tuesday, Islanders dropped their second-straight game after previously winning nine-consecutive contests. The group prides themselves on their consistency and being a hard team to play against night-in and night-out. So needless to say, two-straight losses doesn't sit well with the group or the coaching staff.
"Let's get back to being consistent in what we're doing, we weren't very consistent," Head Coach Barry Trotz said. "I thought our battle on the puck was on the very poor scale of compete for our team and for the character of this group. our battle level, we weren't as engaged as we needed to be to beat a good team."
The Islanders have yet to win a game against Philadelphia this season (0-1-2) and are determined to get back in the win column on Saturday night as they host the Flyers for the second of their three-game set.
"Good teams don't lose three games in a row and three games against the same team," Jean-Gabriel Pageau said. "We haven't beat Philly this year. It's a big challenge in front of us, but we're up for it."

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ISLANDERS NOTES:

*Update: Head Coach Barry Trotz confirmed that defenseman Noah Dobson will be unavailable for the fourth-straight game after remaining on the NHL's COVID Protocol list. Trotz also noted that there will be a few lineup changes.
"Noah is still unavailable and we're looking at probably two changes, maybe three," Trotz said.
• The Islanders suffered their first loss on home ice this season, dropping to 12-1-2 at the Coliseum. As a result, their home point streak ended at 14 games (12-0-2), marking the longest since the Cup era.
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Nick Leddy assisted on all three of the Islanders' goals. The veteran blueliner now has 20 assists and 21 points through 31 games. Leddy is tied with three other players for the third-most helpers in the NHL, but leads all defensemen in the East Division.
• Dal Colle scored his first goal of the season and his first goal in over a year (Feb. 6, 2020). The winger now has four points through 17 games. Dal Colle drew in the lineup for the first time in two games in place of Austin Czarnik.
• Aho played in his third-straight game as Noah Dobson remained on the NHL's COVID Protocol list. The 25-year-old Swedish blueliner scored his first goal since January 7, 2018. With Aho's goal and a two-goal performance from Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho, it marked the first time that the same-named duo scored on the same night.
• Wahlstrom's game-tying goal was his seventh of the season. The 20-year-old rookie winger is now tied with two other players for the third-most goals among rookies in the NHL. Through 24 games, Wahlstrom has 12 points.
• Varlamov made his 22nd start of the season while his record dropped to 13-6-3. The Russian netminder has a 2.17 GAA and a .923 SV%.
• The Islanders power play went 0-for-2 while their penalty kill went 3-for-3, including killing off Mathew Barzal's four-minute double minor midway through the first period. The double minor extended his team lead in penalty minutes to 36.
• The Islanders bested the Flyers at the faceoff circle with a 59% FOW compared to Philadelphia's 41%. The Flyers are ranked fourth overall in the NHL at the circle with a FOW% of 53.1.
• For the first time in over a calendar year, the Islanders welcomed back 1,400 Season Ticket Members into the stands. New York State is permitting 10% capacity for indoor sporting events.

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      Practice 3/19: Barry Trotz

      FLYERS NOTES:

      \*Update: Flyers Head Coach Alain Vigneault confirmed that there will be no changes to Philadelphia's lineup and that Carter Hart will start in net again.
      • The Flyers got a much-needed win against the Islanders in the second-leg of their back-to-back after losing by a score of 9-0 the night prior to the New York Rangers.
      • Lindblom tallied his third and fourth goals of the season, to open up scoring and secure the game-winner on Thursday night. It was the Swedish winger's second two-goal game of his career and the first since 2019.
      • Flyers captain Giroux scored his seventh goal of the season and dished out an assist in the win.
      • Voracek found the back of the net for the fifth time this season.
      • Travis Konecny posted a three-point outing with three assists.
      • Hart made his 17th start of the season and improved his record to 8-6-3. The 22-year-old goalie has a 3.70 GAA and a .880 SV%.
      • The Flyers dominated the second period and outshot the Islanders 12-5 and ended the game with 31 shots over New York's 25.
      • Philadelphia winger Michael Raffl missed the game with a sore hand.
      • Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Carsen Twarynski rejoined the Flyers lineup in place of Connor Bunnaman and Andy Andreoff exited the lineup. Robert Hägg was placed on injured reserve - with a shoulder injury - earlier in the day, so Nate Prosser rejoined the starting lineup. Goaltender Alex Lyon backed up Hart.