Isles finish homestand with a record of 5-2-0, winning five straight games and lifting their overall record to two games over NHL-.500 for the first time all season

With a five-game winning streak and eight victories in their last 10 games, the Islanders are as confounding as ever.

NEW YORK — Simon Holmstrom scored twice and added an assist, and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Bo Horvat, Anders Lee and Alexander Romanov also scored for New York, which has won five-in-a-row.

Sean Couturier scored his 199th NHL goal and Travis Konecny added three assists as the Flyers overcame the first two Islander power play goals in the last fifteen games for a 5-3 win over the Isles before a crowd of 15,761 at UBS Arena.

Brock Nelson also scored and Kyle Palmieri added two assists for the Islanders, who have won six of their last eight games.

Bo Horvat, Anders Lee and Alexander Romanov also scored for New York, which has won five-in-a-row. Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 23 saves and Artturi Lehkonen and Jack Drury scored for the ...

Bo Horvat, Anders Lee and Alexander Romanov also scored for New York, which has won five-in-a-row. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 23 saves and ...

Horvat has 17 goals, 20 helpers, 140 shots on net, 62 hits and a plus-13 rating over 47 appearances this season as a fixture in the Islanders' top six.

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Bo Horvat, Anders Lee and Alexander Romanov also scored for New York, which has won five in a row. Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 23 saves and Artturi Lehkonen and Jack Drury scored for the ...

Bo Horvat, Anders Lee and Alexander Romanov also scored for New York, which has won five-in-a-row. Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 23 saves and Artturi Lehkonen and Jack Drury scored for the ...

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,