PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders
UBS Arena
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 78
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 78
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 78
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 404
FLYERS VS. ISLANDERS HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS ISLANDERS
144-100-44 ALL-TIME RECORD 118-135-35
83-37-22 HOME 70-56-20
61-63-22 ROAD 48-79-15
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
2-4-4 LAST 10 MEETINGS 8-2-0
931 GOALS SCORED 872
23.9% POWER PLAY 21.4%
78.6% PENALTY KILL 76.1%
van Riemsdyk: 35 pts (12-23=35) in 50 GP
Hayes: 19 pts (12-7=19) in 36 GP
Two players tied at 16 pts
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Parise: 47 pts (25-22=47) in 55 GP
Bailey: 38 pts (12-26=38) in 67 GP
Palmieri: 23 pts (13-10=23) in 29 GP
Hart: 4-4-3, 2.90 GAA, .895 SV% in 11 GP
Sandstrom: 0-1-0, 5.01 GAA, .783 SV% in 1 GP
TEAM GOALTENDERS Varlamov: 10-3-2, 2.66 GAA, .918 SV% in 16 GP
Sorokin: 7-2-1, 1.76 GAA, .938 SV%, 1 SO in 10 GP
2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
November 26 UBS Arena NYI (5), PHI (2)
November 29 Wells Fargo Center PHI (3), NYI (1)
February 6 Wells Fargo Center NYI (2), PHI (1)
April 8 UBS Arena 7:30 p.m.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
4/7 – Loaned D Ronnie Attard to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
4/5 – Loaned G Samuel Ersson to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
4/3 – Recalled D Ronnie Attard from Lehigh Valley (AHL)
TEAM NOTES
QUICK STATS
- Philadelphia is 5-4-2 in their last 11 games, including a season-high seven-game point streak (5-0-2) from March 17-30.
- The Flyers notched two season-high four-game win streaks: March 21-28 & Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
- Philadelphia has six players with 40-plus points this season, the first campaign of five-plus players with 40-plus points since 2019-20 (6).
- The Flyers rank third in the NHL with 1,343 blocked shots and fourth with 2,137 hits.
- Philadelphia has reached 2,000-plus hits in a season for the sixth time in franchise history and for the first since 2016-17. The 2,137 hits this season are the fourth-most in franchise history – the franchise record is 2,511 hits set in 2014-15.
- The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
- Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
- The Flyers have set a franchise record in blocked shots this season, surpassing their 1,317 set during the 2010-11 campaign.
- Philadelphia registered 30 blocked shots Feb. 12 at CGY for its fifth game of the season with 30-plus blocked shots
– the most 30-plus blocked shot games in a Flyers season since 2005-06. The Flyers tallied a season-high 32 blocked shots Oct. 27 vs. FLA.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
4/7 – Loaned D Ronnie Attard to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
4/5 – Loaned G Samuel Ersson to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
4/3 – Recalled D Ronnie Attard from Lehigh Valley (AHL)
BACK-TO-BACKS
- Saturday’s and Sunday’s games mark the Flyers’ 15th and final back-to-back set this season.
- This set marks the final road-to-home back-to-backs this season:
- Oct. 22 at NSH (3-1 W); Oct. 23 vs. SJ (3-0 L)
- Jan. 16 at BOS (6-0 L); Jan. 17 vs. ANA (5-2 W)
- Jan. 21 at DET (2-1 W); Jan. 22 vs. WPG (5-3 L)
- April 8 at NYI; April 9 vs. BOS
- The Flyers are 5-7-2 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 2-11-1 in the second.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
April 6, 2023 Win NYI 6 vs. TBL 1 Pelech, Nelson,
Palmieri, Pulock,
Holmstrom, Horvat
Sorokin (30/31)
Kyle Palmieri opened the score, Brock Nelson recorded three points, and Bo Horvat and Ryan Pulock each tallied a goal and an assist as the New York Islanders defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-1, Thursday night at UBS Arena. 12 Islanders found the scoresheet, including Adam Pelech, who recorded a goal and a team-high plus-three rating, as the Islanders improved to 7-3-0 in their last ten home games and snapped a six-game winless streak against Tampa Bay.
INJURIES GAMES MISSED
3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 – Jan. 21
8 Noah Dobson Jan. 23 – Jan. 28
10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6
12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29, Feb. 18 – Feb. 24
13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6, Feb. 20 –
15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13, Nov. 8, Dec. 2- Dec. 6, Dec. 17 – Jan. 3, Jan. 21 – Mar. 9
20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 – Jan. 28
21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, Dec. 17 – Jan. 21
25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20, Mar. 21 – Apr. 1
26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –
28 Alexander Romanov Apr. 2 –
36 Otto Koivula Mar. 11 – Mar. 15
40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1
44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Feb. 14 – Mar. 11
Man Games Lost: 203
RECENT RESULTS
Thursday, April 6 vs. Tampa Bay W, 6-1
Sunday, April 2 at Carolina L, 2-1
Saturday, April 1 at Tampa Bay L, 5-0
Wednesday, Mar. 29 at Washington W/SO (2-1)
Monday, Mar. 27 vs. New Jersey W (5-1)
Saturday, Mar. 25 vs. Buffalo L (2-0)
VS. PHILADELPHIA:
Last five meetings (3-2-0)
Feb. 6, 2023 Wells Fargo Center W, 2-1
Nov. 29, 2022 Wells Fargo Center L, 3-1
Nov. 26, 2022 UBS Arena W, 5-2
Mar. 20, 2022 Wells Fargo Center L, 2-1
Jan. 25, 2022 UBS Arena W, 4-3
2022-23 2-1-0
Franchise History 118-135-26-9
NYI Home 70-56-15-5
NYI Away 48-78-11-4
SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Nov. 26, 2022 UBS Arena W, 5-2
Nov. 29, 2022 Wells Fargo Center L, 3-1
Feb. 6, 2023 Wells Fargo Center W, 2-1
Apr. 8, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm
TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Philadelphia Flyers in the fourth and final matchup between the two clubs this season, and the Islanders’ penultimate home game of the 2022-23 regular season slate. The last time these teams met was February 6, when Kyle Palmieri scored in a 2-1 Islander win at Wells Fargo Center. Tonight’s game is the second time this season that the Islanders have hosted the Flyers, including a 5-2 victory on November 26, 2022. The Islanders are 8-1-0 in their last nine home-ice contests against the Flyers. The Islanders improved to 7-3-0 in their last ten games at UBS Arena with a 6-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. 12 Islanders found the scoresheet and 17 of 18 Islander skaters registered a plus-one rating or higher as the Islanders snapped a six-game winless streak against the Lightning. It was the second time in their last eight games that the Islanders won by a five-goal margin and the third time this season. It was also the fifth time this season that the Islanders scored four goals in a single period, their season-high. They outshot the Lightning 42-31 in the win.
