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Two-point effort Thursday

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.

Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist ... Bo Horvat, Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee scored for New York. Ilya Sorokin stopped 19 shots after a two-game absence due to illness, but the Islanders lost their second straight. Barzal trimmed New York's deficit ...

NEW YORK — Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist ... Bo Horvat, Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee scored for New York. Ilya Sorokin stopped 19 shots after a two-game absence due to illness ...

NEW YORK — Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist ... Bo Horvat, Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee scored for New York. Ilya Sorokin stopped 19 shots after a two-game absence due to illness ...

The New York Islanders (22-20-7) will travel for the first time since January 11 in Utah, following a largely successful seven-game homestand that revived this season. The Philadelphia Flyers (23-23-6) will await them in the city of Brotherly Love,

The Flyers face off against the New York Islanders for the third time this month on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.

The Flyers are tied for the sixth-worst goal differential and have one win on the second night of a back-to-back this season in nine tries. They currently sit three points back of a wild-card spot.

After posting points in three straight games with nearby rivals, the Flyers completed a lost trip to New York on Friday night with a 3-1 clunker at UBS Arena against the bottom-feeding Islanders. For a second straight night, erratic defense proved the Flyers’ undoing.

The New York Islanders (20-20-7) won their third straight game, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers (22-22-6) 3-1 on Friday night in UBS Arena.

The Flyers are now 1-7-1 on the second night of a back-to-back game. Tyson Foerster scored the lone goal for the Orange and Black in the first period.