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04/03 20:48 CDT Matvei Michkov has a goal, 2 assists as the Flyers beat the
Islanders 3-1
Matvei Michkov has a goal, 2 assists as the Flyers beat the Islanders 3-1
By SCOTT CHARLES
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Matvei Michkov had a goal and two assists and the
Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Friday night to move
within one point of the Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan Division.
Travis Sanheim and Alex Bump had a goal and an assist each and Owen Tippett
also scored for Philadelphia. Dan Vladar finished with 20 saves. The Columbus
Blue Jackets are also tied with the Flyers with 88 points.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for New York and Ilya Sorokin made 17 saves in his
10th straight appearance, but the Islanders lost their third straight in a
tightly contested Eastern Conference playoff race.
Michkov fired a shot from behind the goal line off Sorokin's pad early in the
second period to give the Flyers a 3-0 lead.
Tippett opened the scoring, completing a forehand-backhand move off a pass from
Sanheim with less than seven minutes remaining in the first period.
Bump extended the Flyers' lead to two goals when he caught Sorokin out of
position and sent a wrist shot just inside the post.
Pageau scored off a feed from Mathew Barzal with less than five minutes
remaining in the second period to pull New York within 3-1.
Sanheim scored midway through the third period to restore Philadelphia's
three-goal lead and put the game out of reach.
Simon Holmstrom returned to the Islanders' lineup after missing the previous
game against the Buffalo Sabres with an upper-body injury. Anthony Duclair was
a healthy scratch.
Up next
Flyers: Host the Boston Bruins on Sunday.
Islanders: Visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.
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