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National Hockey League
NY Islanders 2, Philadelphia 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 22, 2021
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Dan Kelly, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 2820

Anthony Beauvillier scored at 3:41 of overtime to lift the visiting New York Islanders past the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Monday.

Beauvillier took advantage of a Philadelphia turnover and scored for the second straight game. Oliver Wahlstrom also scored for the Islanders, who won for the 13th time in their past 16 games (13-2-1).

New York goaltender Ilya Sorokin made 36 saves and won his eighth straight start.

Oskar Lindblom scored the lone goal for the Flyers, who have dropped three of four (1-2-1). Philadelphia did receive a boost with the return of Sean Couturier, who was a late scratch with a lower-body injury on Saturday.

Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott stopped 18 shots.

The Flyers were the more aggressive team early and led 12-4 in shots after a scoreless first period. Sorokin was terrific and made stellar stops late against Travis Konecny and Nolan Patrick.

New York's Josh Bailey nearly scored short-handed with a backhand on an early Flyers power play in the second, but Elliott moved across the crease to deflect the shot.

Philadelphia's Justin Braun fired a wrist shot from the point, which clanged off the crossbar at 8:30 of the second period.

The Flyers went ahead 1-0 at 12:03 of the second when Lindblom redirected a shot in front and into the net. It was Lindblom's third goal in the past three games.

Sorokin kept the Islanders within one goal as he made a couple of late saves in the final 30 seconds of the middle period.

The Islanders tied the game at 1 when Wahlstrom scored at 4:06 of the third. The puck came loose after an initial shot, and Wahlstrom tapped it into the net.

The game then tightened defensively on both sides, with few solid scoring chances for either team. The Flyers received a power play with 1:49 left when Nick Leddy was sent off for hooking, but they were unable to capitalize on the power play that extended into overtime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
NY Islanders   Philadelphia
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 2 Points Oskar Lindblom 1
Anthony Beauvillier 1 Goals Oskar Lindblom 1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 2 Assists Claude Giroux 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ilya Sorokin .973 Save Percentage Brian Elliott .900
Ilya Sorokin 36 Saves Brian Elliott 18
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Islanders 20 2 0-1 2-2 4 17
Philadelphia 37 1 0-2 1-1 2 31
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Flyers have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Islanders have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .500 after a loss.