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.
Quotes:
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.