PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers stopped the New York Islanders on Saturday, 4-3, after penalties.
The loss for the Islanders eliminated them from the playoff hunt.
“This isn’t a place we want to be,” Islanders captain Anders Lee said. “It was and has been a year where we left games on the table. We fought through a lot of adversity and did our best to keep our foot in and give ourselves a chance the last 15 games. But stretches of time that lasted a game or two too long and put us in a spot where it was out of our control. So it’s disappointing, no doubt, to not have a go at this thing.”
The Flyers wn the game on Bobby Brink lone goal on penalties.
The Isles got a point out of the game when Bo Horvat tied the game to force the extra session with 61 seconds left in regulation.
Samuel Ersson made 37 saves in the win.
After a scoreless first period, Tyson Foerster hit off the power play to give the Flyers a 1-0 lead early in the middle frame.
Anders tied the game, 1-1, when he struck on a power play midway through the second period.
“Today I thought we played a good game,” Islanders coach Patrick Roy said. “We gave up two goals in the third period, [the Flyers] made great execution on the second one, and the third one we just lost the coverage. Other than this, Marcus gave us a chance to win in overtime, and we can’t just score that goal that would win the game for us.”
The Islanders’ Noah Dobson pushed the Islanders into the lead, 2-1, when he added a marker with 2:02 left in the second.
“I think he’s always a very conscientious player as far as the 200-foot game,” Flyers coach Brad Shaw said. “I think, like most goal-scorers, when one goes in they start to feel a little bit better. And then when it gets to two and three, they start to feel like the next shot’s going in a little bit more than maybe when they weren’t scoring.
“I like how he earns his success. I like how he doesn’t cheat to get his success. That’s not an easy thing to do on a regular basis. Real good sign from a young guy that’s showing that he’s going to be a good pro and a good player for a long time.”
Jakob Pelletier knotted the game at 2-2 early in the third period.
Foerster picked up a double on the day with a midway through the third for a 3=2 lead to the FLyers.
“More of just pucks are going in for me right now,” Foerster said. “So it feels good.”
Marcus Hogberg made 19 saves in the loss.
“I thought we were the better team on the ice all day long,” Roy said. “… I thought we deserved to score. And that’s what I said to Bo on the bench, I said, ‘We deserve a goal here. We deserve to come out at least with one point, if not give ourselves a chance to win the two points.’
“We had a chance in overtime; they had chances as well. In the shootout, we had two chances to win the game, and we just didn’t do it.”
Philadelphia Flyers players congratulate each other for the shootout win against the New York Islanders
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers stops Kyle Palmieri #21 of the New York Islanders shot during the shootout.
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers deflects the puck shot by Bo Horvat #14 of the New York Islanders
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers lays his pad against the ice to stop the puck against Kyle MacLean #32 of the New York Islanders
Jakob Pelletier #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers receives congratulations from his teammate for his goal against the New York Islanders
Jakob Pelletier #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers scores against the New York Islanders in the third period
Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers stops a shot by Kyle MacLean #32 of the New York Islanders
Noah Dobson #8 of the New York Islanders receives congratulations for his goal in the second period against the Philadelphia Flyers
A shot by Noah Dobson #8 of the New York Islanders gets past goalie Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders scores on Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Karsen Dorwart #23 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Tyson Foerster #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers backhand shot goes top-shelf for a goal against Marcus Hogberg #50 of the New York Islanders
Tyson Foerster #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a pad save.
Matvei Michkov #39 of the Philadelphia Flyers shot is deflected by goalie Marcus Hogberg #50 of the New York Islanders
Noah Dobson #8 of the New York Islanders
Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Marcus Hogberg #50 of the New York Islanders
