Opinion was split over party lines.
The Islanders were furious about Jakub Voracek’s third-period hit that knocked defenseman Johnny Boychuk out of Saturday night’s 5-2 loss to the Flyers at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum. The Flyers thought it was an overreaction that Josh Bailey, then Scott Mayfield, then Leo Komarov went after Voracek.
“It’s a 5-1 hockey game, he lunges back,” Islanders captain Anders Lee said. “You’ve got a guy that plays his whole career hard and clean. Just completely unnecessary.”
Voracek, whose shoulder appeared to make contact with Boychuk’s head, was given a five-minute interference major.