Lee scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Flyers.

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.

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders, 5-3, at UBS Arena in Elmont on Thursday evening. The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders, 5-3, at UBS Arena in Elmont on Thursday evening. Five different Flyers players scored goals, while Travis Konecny collected three assists.

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The New York Islanders (17-19-7) continue their season-long seven-game homestand tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers (19-20-6) in UBS Arena. Three of the next seven Islanders’ games in the next two weeks come against these Flyers.

While the New York Islanders and the NHL thought Tsyplakov's hit was clean, the Philadelphia Flyers certainly disagreed.

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.

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.

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers travel to the New York Islanders looking to stop a three-game road slide. New York is 17-19-7 overall and 4-4-2 against the Metropolitan Division. The Islanders have gone 7-1-1 in games they score one or more power-play goals.

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Among the underlying symptoms has been an offense that itself has struggled to consistently sustain momentum over the course of games and, more broadly, the 2024-25 season. So, then, how do the Islanders treat the ailment in order to regain traction in the Eastern Conference playoff race while the NHL’s Mar. 7 trade deadline looms overhead?