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Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders Pick & Prediction APR 8TH 2021

FinishedTV: NBCSP | MSGNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale

21Philadelphia Flyers
22New York Islanders

OP
5.5
-1.5
CU
5.5o -130
-1.5 +150
ML
425
280
Partials
1 2 3 Over ShootOut
1 1 0 0 0
2 0 0 1 1
Score
2
3
Recap

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Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders Recap APR 8TH 2021

Leo Komarov scored the tie-breaking goal in the final seconds of the second period Saturday night for the New York Islanders in a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series in Toronto.

The Islanders lead the best-of-seven series two games to one. Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday night.

The Islanders scored the final three goals of the game.

Matt Martin scored the game-tying goal earlier in the second and Anders Lee added an insurance goal in the third. Goalie Semyon Varlamov made 26 saves.

Tyler Pitlick scored in the first for the Flyers. Goalie Carter Hart recorded 26 saves.

The Flyers opened the scoring late in the first. Left winger Scott Laughton shook off Komarov along the boards behind the Islanders net and passed to Pitlick, whose shot sailed through a gaggle of players in front of the ice with 5:42 left.

Mathew Barzal set up the game-tying tally when he beat Kevin Hayes to a puck along the boards in the Flyers zone and passed to Martin, whose shot from point-blank range bounced off the arm of Hart and into the net at the 7:12 mark.

Komarov scored the game-winner in the waning seconds of the period thanks to Derick Brassard, who first grabbed a loose puck out of the air at the blue line and fired a shot that Hart deflected. Brassard then battled for the loose puck with Flyers defenseman Matt Niskanen and managed to fire the puck toward the crease as he fell over. The puck ticked off the skate of Komarov, who corralled it and beat Hart with a shot that the goalie was able to slow but not stop with 5.1 seconds left.

Lee put the Islanders up by two with a power play goal 3:41 into the third. He was stationed in front of Hart, took a pass from Jordan Eberle and back-handed a shot past Hart's stick and off the post.

Hart was pulled to give the Flyers a 6-on-4 chance after Lee drew a penalty for playing without a helmet with 4:10 left, but Philadelphia could get no closer despite firing four shots at Varlamov over the next two minutes.

--Field Level Media

Brock Nelson scored the only goal of the shootout in the fifth round and Ilya Sorokin made five saves in the shootout as the New York Islanders edged the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, Thursday night at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.

The Islanders moved two points ahead of Washington into first place in the East Division.

After Jordan Eberle, Anthony Beauvillier, Mathew Barzal and Josh Bailey were unable to score, Nelson sent a wrist shot went over goaltender Carter Hart's stick and off the right post.

Sorokin made Nelson's goal stand up when he made a right pad save on Joel Farabee. Sorokin also stopped Sean Couturier, Nolan Patrick, Claude Giroux and Travis Konecny in the first four rounds.

Nelson's and Sorokin's performance in the shootout occurred after the Islanders were unable to score on a power play in the final 1:58 of overtime.

The Islanders held a 2-0 lead 7:13 into the game when Nelson and Eberle scored 63 seconds apart.

Nicolas Aube-Kubel tallied in the first period and Jakub Voracek scored early in the second for the Flyers.

Sorokin finished with 25 saves as the Islanders won their fourth straight and improved to 17-1-2 at home.

Hart stopped 21 shots for the Flyers, who are 7-11-3 in their past 21 games.

Nelson got his 15th goal when he parked himself in the right circle and one-timed a pass from defenseman Ryan Pulock over a sprawling Hart.

About a minute later, Barzal pried the puck loose from Ivan Provorov along the right-wing boards and the puck went to Leo Komarov, who went behind the net, and found Eberle alone in the high slot.

Later in the period, a little over a minute after New York had a five-minute power play expire, the Flyers made it a one-goal game on a fluky goal by Aube-Kubel, whose wrist shot from the right circle hit the end of Sorokin's stick, then deflected off the stick and into the net.

Voracek forged a 2-2 tie when he finished off a 2-on-1 with Giroux by lifting a wrist shot from above the right circle over Sorokin's stick at 3:22 of the second.

--Field Level Media

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GAMES

Last 10

W 40% L 60%
4 6
  • @Washington L 1 - 6
  • Buffalo L 5 - 3
  • Boston W 2 - 3
  • @NY Islanders L 2 - 3
  • Boston L 4 - 2
  • @Boston W 3 - 2
  • @NY Islanders L 2 - 3
  • @Buffalo L 1 - 6
  • @Buffalo W 4 - 3
  • NY Rangers W 1 - 2
W 67% L 33%
6 3
  • NY Rangers W 2 - 3
  • NY Rangers L 4 - 1
  • Philadelphia W 2 - 3
  • Washington W 0 - 1
  • Philadelphia W 2 - 3
  • Washington W 4 - 8
  • @Pittsburgh L 1 - 2
  • @Pittsburgh L 3 - 6
  • @Boston W 4 - 3
  • @Boston D 0 - 0

Next Games

  • @Pittsburgh(03-06-21) L 3 - 4
  • Washington(03-13-21) L 5 - 4
  • NY Islanders(03-22-21) L 2 - 1
  • @NY Rangers(03-17-21) L 0 - 9
  • @NY Rangers(03-17-21) L 0 - 9
  • @Boston(03-25-21) W 4 - 3
  • @Boston(03-25-21) W 4 - 3
  • @Philadelphia(03-22-21) W 2 - 1
  • NY Rangers(04-11-21) W 2 - 3
  • Washington(04-06-21) W 0 - 1

Last Meetings

  • Flyers @ Islanders 2-3
  • Flyers @ Islanders 2-3
  • Islanders @ Flyers 2-1
  • Flyers @ Islanders 1-6
  • Flyers @ Islanders 4-3
  • Islanders @ Flyers 3-4
  • Islanders @ Flyers 2-3
  • Islanders @ Flyers 4-0
  • Flyers @ Islanders 5-4
  • Islanders @ Flyers 3-4

Eastern Conference

AtlanticWL OTPTSHOMEAWAYGFGAST L10
Toronto Maple Leafs2811460 14-0-614-0-5143112L27-0-1
Tampa Bay Lightning2812157 15-0-413-0-8143108L14-0-6
Florida Panthers2712256 14-0-413-0-8136117L37-0-3
Boston Bruins2212448 11-0-611-0-6112106L25-0-4
Montreal Canadiens1813642 9-0-99-0-4123114L15-0-5
Detroit Red Wings1523535 9-0-96-0-1499140L25-0-3
Ottawa Senators1426331 9-0-105-0-16118164L13-0-6
Buffalo Sabres1025424 4-0-136-0-12100147L14-0-3

Western Conference

CentralWL OTPTSHOMEAWAYGFGAST L10
Colorado Avalanche309363 18-0-412-0-5154101L19-0-1
Winnipeg Jets2614153 11-0-615-0-8139115L16-0-3
Minnesota Wild2513252 15-0-410-0-9124111L25-0-3
Nashville Predators2419149 13-0-911-0-10119123L18-0-2
Chicago Blackhawks2018343 11-0-89-0-10122135L15-0-5
St. Louis Blues1917442 7-0-1012-0-7122132L13-0-6
Dallas Stars1514636 8-0-67-0-8113107L24-0-3

Eastern Conference

MetropolitanWL OTPTSHOMEAWAYGFGAST L10
Washington Capitals2811258 14-0-514-0-6152127L26-0-4
Carolina Hurricanes2710256 14-0-313-0-7133102L26-0-3
New York Islanders2711357 18-0-29-0-912598L17-0-3
Pittsburgh Penguins2713256 16-0-311-0-10146118L28-0-2
New York Rangers2016444 9-0-711-0-9136112L15-0-3
Philadelphia Flyers1917240 9-0-910-0-8123154L24-0-4
Columbus Blue Jackets1520636 8-0-87-0-12112145L32-0-7
New Jersey Devils1421230 4-0-1610-0-5103135L32-0-6

Western Conference

PacificWL OTPTSHOMEAWAYGFGAST L10
Vegas Golden Knights2911058 16-0-413-0-713896L16-0-3
Edmonton Oilers2515252 13-0-812-0-7134120L16-0-2
Arizona Coyotes1920341 10-0-89-0-12118139L54-0-6
Calgary Flames1921240 10-0-99-0-12115127L44-0-6
San Jose Sharks1820238 8-0-1010-0-10114141L35-0-5
Vancouver Canucks1618234 9-0-97-0-9100120L36-0-3
Los Angeles Kings1620537 7-0-99-0-11114127L23-0-7
Anaheim Ducks1423533 5-0-149-0-9101138L25-0-4

Last Injuries

New York Islanders

  • Michael Dal Colle

    Lower Body
    Late April | I-R

    Dal Colle is on the injured reserve list with a lower-body injury, and he is not expected to return until the latter part of April.

  • Ross Johnston

    Undisclosed
    Out indefinitely | I-R

    Johnston has been shuttled to the injured reserve list with an undetermined injury, and he will miss an extended period.

Philadelphia Flyers

  • Michael Raffl

    Undisclosed
    Ques Thurs | questionable

    Raffl has sat out the last two contests with an undefined ailment, and it is unknown if he will face the Sabres on Thursday.

  • Isaac Ratcliffe

    Ribs
    Late April | I-R

    Ratcliffe has wound up on the injured reserve list with a fractured rib, and he is not expected to return until the end of April.

Trends

NY Islanders Trends

  • Trend
    Over is 5-1-1 in Islanders last 7 games as a home favorite of -110 to -150.
    Hit %
    83.30% (7)
    O/U
    5|1
    Push
    1
    W/L
  • Trend
    Under is 6-2-1 in Islanders last 9 games as a favorite of -151 to -200.
    Hit %
    75.00% (9)
    O/U
    2|6
    Push
    1
    W/L
  • Trend
    Over is 5-2 in Islanders last 7 games as a favorite of -110 to -150.
    Hit %
    71.40% (7)
    O/U
    5|2
    Push
    0
    W/L
  • Trend
    Under is 7-0 in Islanders last 7 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.
    Hit %
    100.00% (7)
    O/U
    0|7
    Push
    0
    W/L

Philadelphia Trends

  • Trend
    Under is 3-1-2 in Flyers last 6 games as a road underdog of +201 or greater.
    Hit %
    75.00% (6)
    O/U
    1|3
    Push
    2
    W/L
  • Trend
    Under is 4-0 in Flyers last 4 games as a road favorite of -201 or greater.
    Hit %
    100.00% (4)
    O/U
    0|4
    Push
    0
    W/L
  • Trend
    Over is 10-1 in Flyers last 11 games as a favorite of -110 to -150.
    Hit %
    90.90% (11)
    O/U
    5|2
    Push
    0
    W/L
  • Trend
    Over is 10-4 in Flyers last 14 games as a road underdog of +110 to +150.
    Hit %
    71.40% (14)
    O/U
    10|4
    Push
    0
    W/L

Meetings Trends

  • Trend
    Over is 17-7-1 in the last 25 meetings.
    Hit %
    70.80% (25)
    O/U
    17|7
    Push
    1
    W/L
  • Trend
    Over is 6-2-1 in the last 9 meetings in New York.
    Hit %
    75.00% (9)
    O/U
    6|2
    Push
    1
    W/L
  • Trend
    Flyers are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings in New York.
    Hit %
    25.00% (8)
    O/U
    Push
    0
    W/L
    2|6
  • Trend
    Favorite is 59-22 in the last 81 meetings.
    Hit %
    72.80% (81)
    O/U
    Push
    0
    W/L
    59|22