On Tuesday, the Islanders lost two players, two fights and one game. On Tuesday, the Islanders lost two players, two fights and one game.
All in all, not a great night.
Despite coming in on the back of four straight wins, the Islanders played a meandering game, ceding to the Flyers’ desire to keep the hostilities from Saturday alight at the start and then acting for the next 59:52 as though they were still seeing stars. Kevin Hayes, who scored the go-ahead goal, shoots the puck past Brock Nelson late in the third period for an empty-net goal, his second of the game in the Islanders’ 3-1 loss to the Flyers.The night started with a carryover from the end of Saturday’s game, when Nicolas Deslauriers sparked a brawl by running Isles defenseman Alexander Romanov.
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