PHILADELPHIA — The New York Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves on Thursday night in a 3-0 shutout of the Flyers.
Goalie Ilya Sorokin #30 of the New York Islanders reaches for the puck to stop a shot by Anthony Richards #90 of the Philadelphia Flyers
It was the sixth straight win for the Isles.
“He’s been really solid,” Islanders coach Patrick Roy said. “What I love right now is it looks easy. I think when a goalie is on top of his game that’s the situation. … His reads are great. He’s moving well side to side and playing with confidence.”
It was the second straight shutout the Flyers have suffered.
“We’re trying,” Philadelphia forward Travis Konecny said. “We’re getting some good looks. Obviously we’ve got to get some more traffic to the net. But also sometimes when we are there, the bounces are maybe just going the wrong way for us. We’re pushing hard, guys are trying.”
After a scoreless first period, the Islanders hit twice in the middle frame for a 2-0 lead.
Simon Holmstrom opened the scoring early in the second period for the 1-0 lead.
Marc Gatcomb pushed the lead to 2-0 with just over three minutes left in the period.
The Flyers sagged after the second goal.
“It’s two defensemen … the onus is on them to make sure they are surveying the play before they change,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. “I think that’s a big play tonight. We’re down 1-0 and we’re trying to score, their goaltender is playing very well. We can’t give them something free on a bad change.”
Kyle Palmieri snapped a 15-goal drought with a strike midway through the third period for the 3-0 final count.
“I was happy to see him score,” Roy said. “You always want … especially a guy like ‘Palmsy,’ he’s a warrior for us. He plays hard every night and he had chances before and couldn’t bear down on those ones before. To see him score tonight was a nice one.”
Ivan Fedotov made 25 saves in the loss.
Ivan Fedotov #82 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Ilya Sorokin #30 of the New York Islanders
Ilya Sorokin #30 of the New York Islanders watches the puck deflect high into the air.
Philadelphia Flyers Head Coach John Tortorella coaches in his 1600th NHL game. First U.S. coach to achieve this milestone.
Maxim Tsyplakov #7 of the New York Islanders prepare to catch the puck.
Isaiah George #36 of the New York Islanders fights for positions with Garnet Hathaway #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers
The puck rings off the post in front of goalie Ilya Sorokin #30 of the New York Islanders
Bobby Brink #10 of the Philadelphia Flyers battles Adam Pelech #3 of the New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islander players scramble for the puck in front of goalie Ivan Fedotov #82 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Maxim Tsyplakov #7 of the New York Islanders and Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers square of after a face-off
Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders
Adam Pelech #3 of the New York Islanders and Noah Cates #27 of the Philadelphia Flyers and goalie Ilya Sorokin #30 of the New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyer Tyson Foerster #71 earns a tripping penalty against Bo Horvat #14 of the New York Islanders
Simon Holmstrom #10 of the New York Islanders receives congratulations from his teammates for his goal in the second period.
Goalie Ilya Sorokin #30 of the New York Islanders uses his stick and glove to cover the puck from the Philadelphia Flyers Tyson Foerster #71.
Sean Couturier #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers checks Scott Perunovich #26 of the New York Islanders during the second period.
Marc Gatcomb #16 of the New York Islanders scores his first NHL goal against Ivan Fedotov #82 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Marc Gatcomb #16 of the New York Islanders is congratulated for his goal in the second period against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Garnet Hathaway #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers collides with Scott Mayfield #24 of the New York Islanders
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