Flyers bring 5-game win streak into matchup with the Islanders

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Philadelphia Flyers (10-7-1, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Islanders (6-6-5, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)

Elmont, New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

: Islanders -160, Flyers +136; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers visit the New York Islanders seeking to build upon a five-game win streak.

New York is 6-6-5 overall and 2-1-2 against the Metropolitan Division. The Islanders have given up 55 goals while scoring 43 for a -12 scoring differential.

Philadelphia is 3-1-0 against the Metropolitan Division and 10-7-1 overall. The Flyers are fourth in the league serving 11.9 penalty minutes per game.

The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Horvat has five goals and nine assists for the Islanders. Brock Nelson has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Cam Atkinson has scored eight goals with five assists for the Flyers. Owen Tippett has six goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 2-4-4, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

Flyers: 6-4-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 4.8 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Islanders: Matt Martin: day to day (upper body), Julien Gauthier: day to day (illness).

Flyers: Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Rasmus Ristolainen: out (lower-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.