- The Flyers stand in fifth place in the Metropolitan Division with 44 points, three points ahead of the Islanders (41 points), though New York has two games in-hand. - The Flyers picked up five of a possible six points in their last three games (2-0-1) after a six-game winless skid (0-5-1).

Ryan Poehling went down with an injury in the first period, but the Flyers rallied as five different players scored a goal in the win.

Any win against a divisional rival is a big deal, but the Philadelphia Flyers’ 5-3 victory over the New York Islanders carried extra weight.

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. In a contentious first period,

The Islanders begin part two of the seven-game homestand, hoping to show a little more life than the opening loss to the Senators. They didn’t practice yesterday, so no word yet on J-G Pageau’s status.

It is a Metropolitan Division clash as the Philadelphia Flyers face the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Flyers-Islanders prediction and pick. The Flyers come into the game at 19-20-6 on the year,