Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny added three assists and the Flyers defeated the Islanders 5-3.
John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (20-20-6) are in Newark on Saturday afternoon to take on Sheldon Keefe's New Jersey Devils (26-15-6).
Sean Couturier, Garnet Hathaway and Morgan Frost scored in the second period Thursday night for the Philadelphia Flyers, who beat the New York Islanders 5-3 in Elmont, N.Y.
Islanders rookie Maxim Tsyplakov had a target on his back after delivering a hard shoulder check on Poehling, who left the game.
Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny added three assists and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Islanders 5-3 on Thursday night.
The Philadelphia Flyers are set to announce plans for a new arena in South Philadelphia on Monday and are continuing to operate alongside the NBA 's Philadelphia 76ers per Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli.
The New York Islanders suffered their second straight loss, falling 5-3 at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night at UBS Arena.
The Philadelphia Flyers advance to 20-20-6 after their 5-3 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday. Though the Islanders scored the game-opening score, the Flyers were in control for most of the game.
"I think it’s time for them and for me to move on," Gauthier, the former Flyers prospect, said before his first game in Philadelphia
This is what it looks like when the season slips away in January. A disastrous second period, a total squandering of momentum, a team that played most of the night as though nobody was on the same page and a home crowd that sounded more disappointed than upset.
Noah Cates scored two goals and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied from behind twice to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3.