The Flyers kicked off the first of their trio of games against the Islanders in the month of January — what a weird schedule this is this year — and though it would prove to be a difficult game for them, both in matchup and emotional context, they managed to come away with a huge win over a divisional opponent, and a big statement made in the process.
The Basics
First period: 9:21- Bo Horvat (Nelson)PPG
Second period: 5:15- Sean Couturier (Farabee, Michkov), 9:29- Garnet Hathaway (Konecny, Sanheim)SHG, 13:41- Morgan Frost (Tippett, Konecny)
Third period: 0:30- Mathew Barzal (Dobson), 5:16- Cam York (Farabee, Couturier), 17:16- Anders Lee (Horvath, Palmieri)PPG, 18:43- Noah Cates (Konecny)EN
SOG: 24 (PHI) – 30 (NYI)
Some Takeaways
An early exit
There’s a lot to unpack from this game, but the big highlight of it all was the early exit of Ryan Poehling, after he found himself absolutely leveled on a high hit from the Islanders’ Maxim Tsyplakov.