John Tortorella almost shit a brick on Thursday night when Ryan Poehling was wiped out by Maxim Tsyplakov in the first period of the Flyers/Isles game. I’ve watched this probably 25 times and read more than a hundred comments from legit hockey people on social media,

After administering a direct shot to the head of Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling, New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov is scheduled for a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday.

Flyers center Ryan Poehling suffered an upper-body injury Thursday night when he took a hard hit from Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov.

On Friday, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced that New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov will receive a hearing for a high hit on Philadelphia Flyers forward Ryan Poehling: The hit occurred in the first period of the game when Poehling was cutting to the low slot. Tsyplakov read the play and then laid an explosive hit:

New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov received a three-game suspension from the NHL on Friday, one day after delivering a high hit to Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling. Tsyplakov had a hearing earlier on Friday with the NHL Department of Player Safety.

Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1

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New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov has been suspended for three games without pay for an illegal check to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Ryan Poehling.

Noah Dobson and Ryan Pulock also scored, Marcus Hogberg made 18 saves and the Islanders snapped a two-game skid.

Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist and the Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Saturday night.

The New York Islanders have activated forward Simon Holmstrom off injured reserve ahead of their Saturday night game against the San Jose Sharks, per the media site.