![]() ”We know what we have to do.”īuffalo also remains alive in the playoff race with 85 points and four games left. “If we take care of our business, we’ll be in a good spot,″ Islanders coach Lane Lambert said. The Islanders visit Washington on Monday and host Montreal on Wednesday. The Penguins have 90 points.Īll three teams have two games remaining. Pittsburgh beat Detroit 5-1 earlier Saturday. The Panthers and Islanders are tied with 91 points after Florida stopped Washington 4-2 on Saturday night. “If you think too much, it doesn't help you.” “I just play my usual game," Sorokin said. The 27-year-old Russian netminder improved to 30-21-7 and became the first Islanders goalie to appear in 60 games since Rick DiPietro, who did so in three consecutive seasons from 2005-06 to 2007-08. The Islanders improved to 16-7-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents as Sorokin earned his league-best sixth shutout this season and the 16th of his career. It was the first career multi-point game for the 21-year-old Holmstrom, a first-round draft pick by the Islanders in 2019.įlyers backup goaltender Felix Sandstrom replaced Hart to start the third period and allowed Fasching's eighth goal to complete the scoring at 18:21 with assists by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Dobson. Nelson also had a goal and two assists in Thursday’s 6-1 home win over Tampa Bay.īolduc increased the lead to three with his second goal of the season at 15:06 of the second with assists from Horvat and Holmstrom, who both also assisted on Mayfield’s goal. Nelson made it 2-0 at 7:50 of the second, firing his 34th goal past Hart from the off-wing after accepting a pass from Dobson. Mayfield scored his sixth goal of the season at 14:19 of the first when his shot from the point eluded Flyers goaltender Carter Hart. We just can't sustain it," Flyers coach John Tortorella said. ”That's the level of our intensity."īo Horvat, rookie forward Simon Holmstrom and defenseman Noah Dobson each had two assists for New York who improved 4-0-0 against the Flyers at UBS Arena and have won seven straight home games overall against the Flyers, who will miss the playoffs for the third straight season and the fourth time in five years. “Every game is a playoff game for us," Fasching said. Hudson Fasching also scored for the Islanders who stayed ahead of Pittsburgh by one point and remained tied with Florida in a season-finishing sprint for the two remaining wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference. NEW YORK - Scott Mayfield, Brock Nelson and rookie defenseman Samuel Bolduc each scored and Ilya Sorokin made 27 saves as the New York Islanders kept pace in the Eastern Conference wild-card race with a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. ![]() ![]() NHL, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers Sorokin stops 27 as Islanders down Flyers 4-0 ![]()
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