Lee scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Flyers.

This is what it looks like when the season slips away in January. A disastrous second period, a total squandering of momentum, a team that played most of the night as though nobody was on the same page and a home crowd that sounded more disappointed than upset.

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders, 5-3, at UBS Arena in Elmont on Thursday evening. 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.

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The New York Islanders (17-19-7) continue their season-long seven-game homestand tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers (19-20-6) in UBS Arena. Three of the next seven Islanders’ games in the next two weeks come against these Flyers.

Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny added three assists and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Islanders 5-3 on Thursday night.

Now, after Thursday’s 5-3 defeat at home to the Flyers, the Islanders are eight ... Barzal’s goal 30 seconds into the frame and Anders Lee’s late power-play goal at six-on-four, both of ...

Though Marcus Hogberg has been solid, coach Patrick Roy said Sorokin will be in net for the important game against Columbus at UBS.

Among the underlying symptoms has been an offense that itself has struggled to consistently sustain momentum over the course of games and, more broadly, the 2024-25 season. So, then, how do the Islanders treat the ailment in order to regain traction in the Eastern Conference playoff race while the NHL’s Mar. 7 trade deadline looms overhead?

Alex Ovechkin's OT goal was his 874th career goal, putting him 20 away away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894.

It is becoming abundantly obvious that the New York Islanders are on the brink of losing the 2024-25 season in January, and Thursday night’s unsuccessful third-period comeback in a 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers only cemented that.