Philadelphia Flyers Fall To New York Islanders 4-0 As Ilya Sorokin Starts
The Flyers presented the offensively challenged Islanders with an opportunity. In their last game, against Buffalo, the Islanders were shut out for the first time all season. The Islanders won this game 4-0.
Flyers-Islanders Scoring Summary
The Flyers are coming off a surprising 7-3 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. The Avalanche is the runaway best team in the National Hockey League. Owen Tippett had three goals; Matvei Michkov, Denver Barkley, and Bobby Brink also scored for the Flyers in the win.
In the first period, the Islanders took a 1-0 lead on a short-handed goal from Jean-Gabriel Pageau. That is how the first period ended. The Islanders just needed to make that goal stand up.
In the second period, Matthew Barzal scored on a tip-in of a shot by Isaiah George. It was good to see the youngster get a point. The Islanders led 2-0. Then, Tony DeAngelo scored on the power play for the Islanders. That goal gave them a 3-0 lead. They had a short-handed goal, a power-play goal, and an even-strength goal against the Flyers. In the third period, Pageau scored again. giving the Islanders a 4-0 lead.
Enter Sorokin
Ilya Sorokin started the game for the Islanders in goal against the Flyers. He made 23 saves in New York’s 4-3 shootout loss on Oct. 25 against Philadelphia, though that was before his renaissance. Sorokin started on Wednesday night against the Kraken.
Sorokin, 30, is 4-2-0 with a 2.36 goals against average, a .927 save percentage, and two shutouts this month and 16-12-2 with a 2.51 goals against average, a .914 save percentage, and a league-leading five shutouts overall this season. The Islanders were hoping their Vezina Trophy candidate would be able to help them.
Injury Update
Ryan Pulock missed his second game in a row against the Flyers. Simon Holmstrom missed the game due to illness. Cal Ritchie missed the game with an injury and is day-to-day. Kyle Palmieri and Aleksander Romanov are out for the season.
Player Of the Game
The Islanders scored first, and that was important given that the Islanders were shut out in their last game. For this reason, Pageau scored shorthanded to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead. Pageau was the player of the game.
Turning Point
The turning point of this game was the first period’s short-handed goal by Pageau. The Islanders take a bunch of silly penalties, so this was an important goal.
Frequently Asked Questions
The final score of the game was 4-0 in favor of the New York Islanders. The player of the game was Pageau, who scored a short-handed goal in the first period to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead.
The Islanders next play on Wednesday against the rival Rangers at home. The Rangers are terrible. They are the worst team in the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers play on Wednesday in Columbus.
Parting Shots
A home-and-home series with the rival New York Rangers looms for the Islanders. The Rangers have said they were going to trade some of their big stars. Those games are meaningful for another reason: they are divisional games, as was this big win. It will be interesting to see how things unfold for the Islanders at the trade deadline.
