The New York Islanders squad, full of prospects, struggled mightily against the Philadelphia Flyers' NHL squad Thursday night in a 5-2 loss.

PHILADELPHIA, PA  -- The New York Islanders squad, full of prospects, struggled mightily against the Philadelphia Flyers' NHL squad Thursday night in a 5-2 loss. 

LINES:

Simon Holmstrom-Jean-Gabriel Pageau-William Dufour

Arnaud Durandeau-Brian Pinho-Oliver Wahlstrom

Karson Kuhlman-Kyle MacLean-Matthew Maggio

Ross Johnston-Casey Cizikas-Julien Gauthier

Alex Romanov-Noah Dobson

Sebastian Aho-Scott Mayfield

Samuel Bolduc-LaDue

Semyon Varlamov

Jakub Skarek

Rapid Recap:

Karson Kuhlman beat Flyers netminder Carter Hart on the breakaway at 9:53 of the first period to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead.

After a defensive zone turnover earlier in the shift, the Flyers tied the score at one as Nicolas Deslauriers tapped one past Islanders netminder Semyon Varlamov at 15:15 of the first period. 

On an odd-man rush, Jackson Cates gave the Flyers a 2-1 lead at 16:24 of the first.

The Flyers extended their lead to 3-1 as Owen Tippett scored on his own rebound at 8:14 of the second. 

On a five-on-three power play, Travis Konecny scored from the low slot to make it 4-1 Flyers with 1:15 to play in the second. 

After a Hart turnover, Brian Pinho scored from the slot to make it a 4-2 game at 5:45 of the third.

Less than two minutes later, at 7:39 of the third, Cam Atkinson gave the Flyers a 5-2 lead from the right circle. 

Islanders goalie Varlamov made 26 saves. Flyers goalie Hart made 14 saves. 

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Notes: Forward Kyle Palmieri was not available Thursday but could be in the lineup Friday for the Islanders' preseason finale. 

NEXT: The Islanders host the New Jersey Devils Friday night at UBS Arena, with puck drop at 7 PM ET.