By ALLAN KREDA
Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scored 55 seconds aside late within the first interval and Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves because the New York Islanders prolonged their profitable streak to a few video games with a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday evening.
Brock Nelson additionally scored and Kyle Palmieri added two assists for the Islanders, who’ve received six of their final eight video games.
Tyson Foerster scored for the Flyers, who misplaced their second recreation in as many nights. Philadelphia fell 6-1 on the New York Rangers on Thursday evening. Philadelphia is 1-7-1 within the second recreation of back-to-backs this season.
After Foerster opened the scoring together with his thirteenth purpose at 14:14 of the primary, Duclair tied the competition at 17:08.
Horvat put the Islanders staff forward at 18:03, beating the Flyers’ Ivan Fedotov for his seventeenth purpose. Fedotov made 24 saves.
Nelson prolonged the result in 3-1 together with his 14th of the season at 13:56 of the second. Nelson additionally assisted on Duclair’s purpose.
With the win, the Islanders returned to NHL-.500 at 20-20-7 for the primary time since Dec. 12.
TAKEAWAYS
Islanders: Sorokin improved to 15-14-4 as he received his second straight. Islanders’ goalies have allowed one purpose or fewer six instances within the final seven video games.
Flyers: Fell to 11-11-5 on the highway. Philadelphia is 2-4-2 of their final eight highway video games.
KEY MOMENT
Horvat’s go-ahead purpose lower than a minute after Duclair’s tying purpose turned the sport’s momentum within the Islanders’ favor.
KEY STAT
The Islanders are 12-2-1 this season when Horvat scores. Horvat is tied with captain Anders Lee for staff lead in factors with 36.
UP NEXT
Islanders: Host the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday evening.
Flyers: Host the New Jersey Devils on Monday evening.
