Face‑off is scheduled for 7:00 PM ET
Venue: UBS Arena, Elmont, New York
Broadcast: NHL Network / MSG Sportsnet / NBC Sports Philadelphia+
This is a critical Metropolitan Division matchup with playoff implications: the Islanders sit at 89 points, while the Flyers trail closely with 86 points and a game in hand.
Injury Report
Philadelphia Flyers
Rodrigo Abols — out (ankle)
Nikita Grebenkin — out (upper body)
New York Islanders
Alexander Romanov — out (shoulder)
Pierre Engvall — out for season (ankle)
Simon Holmstrom — day‑to‑day (upper body)
Tony DeAngelo — out (lower body)
Semyon Varlamov — out for season (knee)
Kyle Palmieri — out for season (knee)
Team Statistical Profile
Philadelphia Flyers (37‑26‑12)
Road record: 20‑13‑4
Division record: 9‑9‑5 in Metropolitan play
One‑goal games: 6‑5‑8
Goals scored: 211
Goals allowed: 221
Power play: 15.35% (33/215)
Penalty kill: Strong at limiting goals (49 allowed on 225 opportunities)
Shots for/against: 1,884 for, 1,898 against
Goaltending:
Dan Vladar expected to start — career 2.91 GAA, .897 SV% across 151 games
New York Islanders (42‑29‑5)
Home record: 21‑13‑2
Division record: 14‑7‑2 in Metropolitan play
Record when scoring 3+ goals: 30‑8‑3
Goals scored: 222
Goals allowed: 221
Power play: 17.0% (30th in NHL)
Penalty kill: 81.0% (10th in NHL)
Goaltending:
Ilya Sorokin expected to start — 28‑20‑2, 2.59 GAA, .910 SV%, 7 shutouts this season; 1‑0‑1 vs Flyers this year
Recent Team Form
Flyers — Last 10 Games: 6‑3‑1
Goals for: 3.1 per game
Goals against: 2.4 per game
Top performer: Noah Cates — 5 goals, 3 assists in last 10
Coming off a 6–4 loss to Washington, scoring 4 goals on 24 shots but going 0‑for‑3 on the power play.
Islanders — Last 10 Games: 5‑5‑0
Goals for: 2.8 per game
Goals against: 3.1 per game
Top performer: Simon Holmstrom — 5 goals, 1 assist in last 10 (day‑to‑day)
Last game: 4–3 loss to Buffalo, despite goals from Schenn, Lee, and Ritchie.
Key Player Matchups
Mathew Barzal (NYI)
19 goals, 49 assists — elite playmaker
Bo Horvat (NYI)
8 points in last 8 games; 3 assists in last outing
Travis Konecny (PHI)
27 goals, 39 assists — Flyers’ top scorer
Dan Vladar (PHI) vs. Ilya Sorokin (NYI)
Vladar: .897 career SV%, 2.91 GAA
Sorokin: .910 SV%, 2.59 GAA this season; dominant career numbers vs Flyers (1.53 GAA, .946 SV%)
Edge: Islanders in net.
Series History
This is the fourth meeting of the season.
Islanders won the most recent matchup 4–0, with Jean‑Gabriel Pageau scoring twice.
Last 10 head‑to‑head: 5 wins each (balanced rivalry).
Betting Trends
Flyers: 7‑2‑1 in last 10 (strong form)
Islanders: 5‑5‑0 in last 10 (inconsistent)
Flyers on second night of back‑to‑back — fatigue factor.
Islanders strong at home (21‑13‑2).
Game Odds
Philadelphia Flyers 5.5
New York Islanders – 142
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, April 2, 2026
