National Hockey League
Philadelphia 2, NY Islanders 1
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 20, 2022
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Beau Halkidis, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, James Tobias
Attendance: 17218

Kevin Hayes scored two goals in the second period to lift the host Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Sunday afternoon.

Joel Farabee and Travis Konecny each added two assists and Carter Hart made 26 saves for the Flyers, who defeated the Islanders for the first time in four games this season.

Philadelphia played its second straight game without captain Claude Giroux, who was traded to the Florida Panthers on Saturday. He sat out the Flyers' 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Friday.

Casey Cizikas scored the lone goal and Ilya Sorokin turned aside 35 shots for the Islanders, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.

The Islanders went ahead 1-0 at 12:50 of the first period after Cizikas blasted a slap shot from the point that ricocheted off Philadelphia's Patrick Brown and past Hart.

The Flyers nearly equalized at 18:33 when Zack MacEwen pounced on a loose puck in front. But the point-blank shot was set aside with a nifty pad save by Sorokin.

Hayes took advantage of a turnover in the Islanders' own zone and scored Philadelphia's first goal to tie the game at 4:22 of the second period.

Josh Bailey had a solid scoring chance for the Islanders when he redirected a shot on goal at 6:32.

Hayes notched his second goal, this time at 14:55 on the power play, for a 2-1 Flyers advantage. Farabee sent the pass to Hayes while falling to the ice.

After killing off a power play, the Islanders began buzzing offensively with several stellar opportunities early in the third. Oliver Wahlstrom fired a shot at 6:15 which was turned aside by Hart.

Konecny ripped a shot at 16:53 which landed in Sorokin's sweater, just under his face mask.

Sorokin was pulled for an extra skater at 18:01 and Konecny nearly connected on an empty-net goal from the length of the ice.

New York ultimately couldn't capitalize despite controlling the puck for the most part in the offensive zone in the final minute.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
NY Islanders   Philadelphia
Casey Cizikas 1 Points Kevin Hayes 2
Casey Cizikas 1 Goals Kevin Hayes 2
Casey Cizikas 0 Assists Joel Farabee 2
N/A Power Play Goals Kevin Hayes 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ilya Sorokin .946 Save Percentage Carter Hart .963
Ilya Sorokin 35 Saves Carter Hart 26
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Islanders 27 1 0-1 3-4 8 28
Philadelphia 37 2 1-4 1-1 2 27
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Flyers have a W/L % of .368 after a win and .302 after a loss.
  • NY Islanders will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Islanders have a W/L % of .346 after a win and .500 after a loss.