ELMONT, N.Y. ― Before speaking to the media on Thursday in the bowels of UBS Arena, Flyers coach John Tortorella had just shown clips to his team of the Sean Couturier-Olle Lycksell-Matvei Michkov line doing some things similar to Noah Cates’ line,
The Philadelphia Flyers advance to 20-20-6 after their 5-3 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday. Though the Islanders scored the game-opening score, the Flyers were in control for most of the game.
Cutter Gauthier got a 'Welcome to Philadelphia' he won't forget any time soon, and the Flyers fed off the energy, routing the Ducks, 6-0.
The Flyers extended their point streak to three games but shootout goals by Columbus' Adam Fantilli and Kirill Marchenko were the difference.
Joel Farabee had two assists, and Samuel Ersson made 26 saves for the Flyers (20-20-6), who extended their point streak to four games (3-0-1). Farabee was a healthy scratch for each of the previous three games.
Joel Farabee’s ironman streak comes to an end. The 24-year-old will be a healthy scratch Saturday for the first time since April 2022.
John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (20-20-6) are in Newark on Saturday afternoon to take on Sheldon Keefe's New Jersey Devils (26-15-6).
Islanders rookie Maxim Tsyplakov had a target on his back after delivering a hard shoulder check on Poehling, who left the game.
The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders, 5-3, at UBS Arena in Elmont on Thursday evening. The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders, 5-3, at UBS Arena in Elmont on Thursday evening. Five different Flyers players scored goals, while Travis Konecny collected three assists.
The Philadelphia Flyers (20-20-6) took full advantage of a hapless New York Islanders (16-19-7) second period to surge to a 5-3 win in UBS Arena on Thursday night.
Ryan Poehling went down with an injury in the first period, but the Flyers rallied as five different players scored a goal in the win.
Sean Couturier, Garnet Hathaway and Morgan Frost scored in the second period Thursday night for the Philadelphia Flyers, who beat the New York Islanders 5-3 in Elmont, N.Y.