Islanders at Flyers
THE STORY: The Philadelphia Flyers will look to snap a two game losing streak on Tuesday when they host the New York Islanders. The Flyers have dominated the Islanders over the past several seasons, and hope a 4-1 loss in the last meeting was a hiccup in an otherwise dominate record against their Atlantic Division foe. In the last meeting, the Islanders earned their first win in Philadelphia in 14 attempts and only their third win in the last 29 meetings. Matt Moulson, Josh Bailey, Mark Streit and Michael Grabner scored for the Islanders, while Evgeni Nabokov made 40 saves. Rookie Matt Read scored for the Flyers, who got 23 saves from goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. The Flyers won the first two meetings this season, both in New York.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, MSG Plus (Islanders), CS Philadelphia (Flyers)
ABOUT THE ISLANDERS (21-22-8): New York, which is 6-2-2 in its last 10 games, is coming off a 4-3 shootout loss at home to the Buffalo Sabres. The Islanders blew a 3-1 first-period lead. Frans Nielson had two goals and an assist while Bailey collected the other goal. Goaltender Al Montoya made 34 saves, falling to 6-5-5 on the season. The Islanders are last in the Atlantic and 12th in the Eastern Conference.
ABOUT THE FLYERS (30-16-6): Philadelphia, which is 4-4-2 in its last 10 games, is coming off a pair of division losses to the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. On Sunday afternoon, the Flyers fell 5-2 on the road to the division and conference-leading Rangers. Braydon Schenn and Wayne Simmonds scored, while Ilya Bryzgalov made 33 saves. It was the Flyers fourth straight loss to the Rangers, who they trail by five points. The Flyers spotted the Devils a 6-0 lead before ultimately falling 6-4 at home on Saturday.
OVERTIME:
1. Kyle Okposo has three goals and five points for the Islanders in the three games against the Flyers this season. Grabner has two goals and four points. Scott Hartnell leads the offense for the Flyers with two goals and three points in the series.
2. The Flyers – second in the Atlantic and fourth in the East - hold a two-point lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins and three over the Devils.