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Rick Tocchet’s Philadelphia Flyers (23-17-9) are home on Monday to take on Patrick Roy’s New York Islanders (27-19-5) in a Metropolitan Division showdown. This is the third of four meetings between the teams this season.
The Flyers won each of the first two games with the Islanders this season by identical 4-3 final scores on October 25 and November 28. Trevor Zegras had two goals and an assist in the first meeting. He later scored the winning goal in the shootout. Zegras tallied again the latter game and also later successfully converted his shootout attempt.
The Flyers took five of six possible points during their recent three-game western road trip. On Friday, Owen Tippett scored a hat trick and an assist to lead the Flyers to deal the Colorado Avalanche just their second regulation home loss of the 2025-26 season.
The Flyers have had the last two days off since the win in Denver. Sunday’s snowstorm caused the cancellation of a scheduled practice at the FTC in Voorhees.
Meanwhile, the Islanders returned home on Saturday from a seven-game western road trip. Back in Elmont, the Islanders were blanked by the Buffalo Sabres, 5-0. Monday marks the start of a three-in-four gauntlet that will see Roy’s club play a home-and-home set with the New York Rangers on Wednesday and Thursday..
Where to watch
Time and broadcast: 7:00 p.m. ET on NBCSP
Listen online: FlyersRadio 24/7
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Leading scorers: Flyers (through 50 games)
Trevor Zegras — 46 points (19g, 27a)
Travis Konecny — 45 points (17g, 28a)
Owen Tippett — 33 points (18g, 15a)
Christian Dvorak — 32 points (12g, 20a)
Matvei Michkov — 27 points (12g, 15a)
Noah Cates — 26 points (10g, 16a)
Sean Couturier — 26 points (5g, 21a)
Bobby Brink — 22 points (13g, 9a) in 44 games
Travis Sanheim — 22 points (6g, 16a)
Cam York — 21 points (4g, 17a) in 43 games
Jamie Drysdale — 20 points (3g, 17a)
Goaltender stats
Dan Vladar — 28 GP, 16-7-4, 2.46 GAA, .905 SV%
Samuel Ersson — 22 GP, 8-8-5, 3.36 GAA, .862 SV%
Aleksei Kolosov — 4 GP, 0-2-0, 4.00 GAA, .830 SV%
Injury report: Flyers
- Tyson Foerster (right arm surgery) is likely out for the rest of the season. He has a five-month estimated timetable from December.
- Dan Vladar (undisclosed) has not played since Jan. 14. He practiced with the team in Colorado. He may be ready to play on Monday, or at least able to back up before returning to the lineup.
- Rodrigo Abols (ankle) suffered an injury in the Jan. 17 game against the Rangers. He was placed on IR the next day.
- Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body) is on IR. He may return this week.
Projected Flyers Lineup (last game’s skaters)
The Flyers will hold a morning skate (1:30 p.m. EST) at Ball Arena on Friday. The team had an off-day on Thursday. Lines below reflect Thursday’s combinations and will be updated in the afternoon.
Trevor Zegras — Christian Dvorak — Travis Konecny
Matvei Michkov — Noah Cates — Bobby Brink
Owen Tippett — Sean Couturier — Owen Tippett
Carl Grundstrom — Lane Pederson — Garnet Hathaway
Cam York — Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae — Jamie Drydale
Nick Seeler — Noah Juulsen
Samuel Ersson
[Aleksei Kolosov]
Scratches: Nicolas Deslauriers (healthy), Hunter McDonald (healthy), Nikita Grebenkin (healthy).
Flyers Opponent: New York Islanders
Leading scorers (through 51 games)
Mathew Barzal — 41 points (11g, 30a)
Matthew Schaefer — 34 points (13g, 21a)
Bo Horvat — 33 points (21g, 12a) in 37 games
Anders Lee — 28 points (11g, 17a)
Simon Holmstrom — 24 points (12g, 12a)
Anthony Duclair — 23 points (12g, 11a)
Earl Heineman — 22 points (14g, 8a)
Tony DeAngelo — 21 points (3g, 18a)
Ryan Pulock — 21 points (2g, 19a)
Jonathan Drouin — 20 points (3g, 17a)
Goaltender stats
Ilya Sorokin — 30 GP, 16-12-2, 2.51 GAA, .914 SV%
David Rittich — 21 GP, 11-7-3, 2.57 GAA, .902 SV%
Injury report: Islanders
- Ryan Pulock (upper body) is day-to-day. He missed Saturday’s game against Buffalo.
- Kyle Palmieri (knee) is on IR and likely out for the season after undergoing ACL repair surgery.
- Alexander Romanov (shoulder surgery) in on IR.
- Pierre Engvall (ankle surgery) on IR and likely out for the season.
- Semyon Varlamov (knee) has been on IR all season.
Projected lineup: Islanders (last game)
Jonathan Drouin — Bo Horvat – Emil Heineman
Anders Lee – Mathew Barzal – Anthony Duclair
Maxim Shabanov — J-G Pageau — Simon Holmstrom
Casey Cizikas – Calum Ritchie – Kyle MacLean
Matthew Schaeffer — Scot Mayfield
Adam Pelech — Scott Mayfield
Adam Boqvist — Isiah George
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
