The New York Islanders (Isles) faced the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Philadelphia Flyers in recent games. Ryan Pulock scored for the Isles against the Lightning, tying the game at 1-1 in the first period. Mathew Barzal set a new career high with his 23rd goal and later tied the game at 2-2 against the Lightning. The Isles won 3-2 against the Lightning. Against the Flyers, the Isles led 3-2 in the second period with goals from Martin, Horvat, and Lee. The Flyers scored through Cates and Sanheim. Ivan Fedotov made his debut for the Flyers, making key saves. The Isles won 3-2 against the Flyers, maintaining a lead in the third period.
7:18 to play in the third. #Isles up 3-2.
#Flyers could easily be in a 4-2 or 5-2 hole if not for Fedotov. They played on their heels in second. Isles take a 3-2 lead into third.
End of 2nd Period - Islanders 3 | Flyers 2 Ivan Fedotov made his debut and saved 15 of 16 shots Flyers Goals : Noah Cates (4), Travis Sanheim (10) #LetsGoFlyers #Flyers
#Isles second-period shot advantage was 16-3. Fedotov made a huge difference in Flyers' net.
Isles outshot #Flyers in second, 16-3.
End of two #Isles 3 (Martin, Horvat, Lee) #Flyers 2 (Cates, Sanheim) Isles up on shots 22-14 as they dominated puck possession in second period. Concern, though, that Horvat did not return to bench.
Ivan Fedotov allows his first goal on a tip in, that’s how you beat him. Flyers were allowing the Islanders to just fire away, Fedotov continued to bail them out. 3-2 NYI. #NYIvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers
Isles make it 3-2 with 2:06 left in the second period. #NYIvsPHI
And Anders Lee deflects a distance shot past Fedotov. The Isles lead 3-2. Not a bad goal for Fedotov, honestly. Flyers were just playing with fire giving the Isles that much puck possession, though.
4:02 to play in the second. #Isles and #LetsGoFlyers tied at 2-2.
Isles had all the momentum, as Fedotov was kept it 2-2. Flyers now on the PP on an Anders Lee minor
#Isles don't score on PP, which continues to be a killer for them.
2-1 Isles at 12:21. #NYIvsPHI
5:42 to play in the third. #Isles down 3-1.
Back for the third. #Isles down 2-1.
#Isles down 2-1 after 2. Both sides had chances, but both goaltenders played rather well. Big third coming up.
2-1 TBL with 5:30 to go in the second. #Isles getting chances, a positive, but the finishing is no bueno.
#Isles get on a 2-on-1, with Cizikas making it a 3-on-1 and his shot after pass from Barzal is stopped by the blocker of Vasilevskiy.
Barzal hits the post off the rush. #Isles
Back for the second. #Isles have to try something different or this one is going to get away from them. Down 2-1 after TBL dominated them in the first.
Isles hold on for 3-2 win.
Back for the third. #Isles are up 3-2 and surely need this one.
#Isles Mathew Barzal sets a new career high with his 23rd of the season.
#Isles Mathew Barzal ties the game at 2-2 via a deflection with 11:17 to play in the second.
#Isles tie this one back up at 2-2 with 11:17 to go in the second period.
#Isles PP 0/2 tonight
This one will count. Pulock snipes off the blocker-side post and in from the right dot, and it's 1-1 with 6:40 to go in the first. #Isles
#Isles down 1-0 with 8:42 to play in the first. Being outshot 7-2.
#Isles get their first shot on the rush at 7:44 and make it 1-0 at 7:49 of the first as Pulock connects.
Ryan Pulock puts the #Isles up 1-0 with their first shot of the game 7:49 into the first.
Ryan Pulock. Seeing eye shot wrister from the point with 12:11 to play in the first. Bodies in front. #Isles up 1-0.
#Isles 1-0 with 12:11 left 1st