Anthony Duclair, Bo Horvat score 55 seconds apart as Islanders down Flyers 3-1

By ALLAN KREDA

Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scored 55 seconds isolated precocious successful the archetypal play and Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves arsenic the New York Islanders extended their winning streak to 3 games with a 3-1 triumph implicit the Philadelphia Flyers connected Friday night.

Brock Nelson besides scored and Kyle Palmieri added 2 assists for the Islanders, who person won six of their past 8 games.

Tyson Foerster scored for the Flyers, who mislaid their 2nd crippled successful arsenic galore nights. Philadelphia fell 6-1 astatine the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Philadelphia is 1-7-1 successful the 2nd crippled of back-to-backs this season.

After Foerster opened the scoring with his 13th extremity astatine 14:14 of the first, Duclair tied the contention astatine 17:08.

Horvat enactment the Islanders squad up astatine 18:03, beating the Flyers’ Ivan Fedotov for his 17th goal. Fedotov made 24 saves.

Nelson extended the pb to 3-1 with his 14th of the play astatine 13:56 of the second. Nelson besides assisted connected Duclair’s goal.

With the win, the Islanders returned to NHL-.500 astatine 20-20-7 for the archetypal clip since Dec. 12.

TAKEAWAYS

Islanders: Sorokin improved to 15-14-4 arsenic helium won his 2nd straight. Islanders’ goalies person allowed 1 extremity oregon less six times successful the past 7 games.

Flyers: Fell to 11-11-5 connected the road. Philadelphia is 2-4-2 successful their past 8 roadworthy games.

KEY MOMENT

Horvat’s go-ahead extremity little than a infinitesimal aft Duclair’s tying extremity turned the game’s momentum successful the Islanders’ favor.

KEY STAT

The Islanders are 12-2-1 this play erstwhile Horvat scores. Horvat is tied with skipper Anders Lee for squad pb successful points with 36.

UP NEXT

Islanders: Host the Carolina Hurricanes connected Saturday night.

Flyers: Host the New Jersey Devils connected Monday night.