A goal in the final minute of regulation by the New York Islanders' Kyle Palmieri dropped the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 loss at UBS Arena on Monday evening. All things considered, a bare-bones Flyers game roster put up a decent battle against a New York squad that largely featured their regular NHL lineup.
The Flyers got themselves into major penalty trouble in the first period, taking four minor penalties (five for the game as a whole). Philly was limited to just 18 shots on goal for the game while New York generated 24.
Nevertheless, the Flyers matched the Islanders' two power play goals on the night (going 2-for-3 to the Isles' 2-for-5). Philly also had a 2-on-0 shorthanded breakaway after Joel Farabee intercepted a pass up high but they were unable to score.
Anthony Richard (PPG, 1st) got the Flyers on the board early in the second period on a lucky play that Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov accidentally re-directed into the New York net. Later trailing 3-1, the Flyers pushed back for goals courtesy of a deflection by Brendan Furry (1st) and an open Rasmus Ristolainen power play shot from the left circle. Eric Johnson was credited with two assists, while Scott Laughton, Emil Andrae, Farabee (fourth assist and fifth point of the preseason) and Egor Zamula chipped in one helper apiece.
The Islanders got goals from Mathew Barzal (PPG), Kyle McLean, Anders Lee (PPG) and Palmieri (1g, 1a). Mike Reilly contributed two assists, while Noah Dobson, Bo Horvat, Casey Cizikas, and Scott Mayfield had one assist.
Ivan Fedotov got the start in net for the Flyers, playing the first 31:04. He stopped 13 of 16 shots, exiting right after the third New York goal. Making his NHL debut, Alexei Kolosov (six saves on seven shots) entered the game and went the rest of the way in net. Jakub Skarek (15 saves on 18 shots) went the distance for the Islanders.
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Postgame 5 on the Flyers official site. The Flyers have a road game on Tuesday at TD Garden in Boston. Look for significantly more of the Flyers' regulars to rejoin the lineup against the Bruins.
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