Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, Marc Gatcomb scored his first NHL goal and the New York Islanders won their sixth straight game with a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped all 23 shots he faced en route to shutting out the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday evening. The Flyers dominated the shot total in the second period,

A few weeks ago, the Eastern Conference Playoff race seemed as crowded as possible. Only a handful of points separated teams in the last few spots from those at the bottom of the conference.

The New York Islanders (22-20-7) dug deep. They won their fifth game in a row, closing out a very successful homestand with an emphatic third period against the Colorado Avalanche (29-21-2).

You can be glass half-full or glass half-empty, when you look at the 4-0 New York Rangers loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. On the positive side, the Rangers didn’t lose any ground to teams ahead of them in the Eastern Conference standings.

Though Marcus Hogberg has been solid, coach Patrick Roy said Sorokin will be in net for the important game against Columbus at UBS.

Simon Holmstrom scored twice and added an assist, and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night

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Tyson Foerster scored the lone goal for Philadelphia as the Flyers fall to the New York Islanders 3-1 Friday night.

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NEW YORK -- - Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scored 55 seconds apart late in the first period and Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves ... fell 6-1 at the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

The Philadelphia Flyers (22-21-6) visit the New York Islanders (19-20-7) Friday. Puck drop from UBS Arena is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NHL odds ar