Anders Lee Jam Kancer 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.
