Flying High, Gm 60: Islanders vs. Flyers, Game Notes & More

After a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon, the New York Islanders will be back on the ice as they play the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday. Puck drop is slated for 2 PM at Wells Fargo Center.

Backed by a Brock Nelson hat trick, the New York Islanders closed the door on a tough Dallas team and with the win extended their point streak to six games (5-0-1).

“That’s a typical islander win there,” New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz said. “Brock getting three was really good. And then six on five, we just battled through that. So a lot of good positives.”

The New York Islanders did not hold a morning skate or any media availability prior to the game against the Philadelphia Flyers. With the way the lineup has been playing, the expectation is that there will be little to no changes.

With Semyon Varlamov getting the start against Dallas, Ilya Sorokin will be in goal against Philadelphia. Carter Hart is expected to get the start for Philadelphia.

On Saturday the Philadelphia Flyers traded their captain Claude Giroux to the Florida Panthers Flyers for top prospect Owen Tippett, along with prospects German Rubtsov and Connor Bunnaman, and a fifth-round draft pick in 2024. The Philadelphia Flyers are retaining 50-percent of Giroux’s salary.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS LINEUP (PROJECTED)

Lee-Nelson-Beauvillier

Bailey–Pageau–Palmieri

Parise-Barzal-Wahlstrom

Johnston–Cizikas–Clutterbuck

Pelech–Pulock

Chara–Dobson

Greene–Mayfield

Sorokin

Varlamov

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS LINEUP (PROJECTED)

Van Riemsdyk-Brassard-Atkinson

Farabee–Frost–Konecny

Lindblom-Hayes-Tippett

Willman-Brown–Macewen

Provorov–York

Sanheim–Ristolainen

Yandle–Braun

Hart

Jones

ISLANDERS GAME NOTES

The New York Islanders visit the Philadelphia Flyers today, the fourth and final matchup between the two clubs this season.

The last time these teams met was January 25, when Mathew Barzal, Brock Nelson, and Zach Parise each recorded multi-point games to help the Islanders win 4-3 at UBS Arena.

Today is the second of a back-to-back series for the Islanders, who won at home against Dallas yesterday afternoon.

The Islanders have earned points in each of their last six games, and they enter today’s game with a 4-0-1 record in their last five Metropolitan Division contests.

WHO’S HOT?

New York Islanders forward Anders Lee has nine goals and two assists over his last seven contests and is riding a seven-game point streak.

Philadelphia Flyers forward Cam Atkinson has three goals and two assists in his last five games.

BETTING CORNER

The New York Islanders are the road favorites against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, coming in at -154. They are +172 on the puck line. The Flyers come in at +128 and -215 on the reverse puck line.

The over for this game is set at 5.5, with the over at -112 and the under at -108. These lines are subject to change.

HOW TO WATCH:

Sunday’s contest will be available on TNT. On the radio dial, the game can be heard on 1050 AM ESPN, 88.7 FM WRHU and 103.9 FM LI News Radio.