Flyers-Islanders: Game 10 Preview

The Flyers first game against a Metropolitan Division team in over two weeks was a thrilling comeback win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Less than 24 hours later, the Flyers are back on the ice for another divisional matchup.

The team traveled to Long Island to face the New York Islanders on Sunday night at 7 p.m., looking to extend their winning streak to four games.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	New York Islanders	GP	G	A	P
Travis Konecny	9	5	7	12	Brock Nelson	10	4	5	9
Oskar Lindblom	9	5	2	7	Josh Bailey	10	4	4	8
Jake Voracek	9	3	4	7	Mathew Barzal	10	4	4	8
Ivan Provorov	9	2	5	7	Devon Toews	10	2	5	7
Kevin Hayes	9	4	2	6	Anthony Beauvillier	10	2	4	6

Player to Watch
25 James van Riemsdyk	12 Josh Bailey
Last 5 Games: 3 G, 2 A, 5 P, +2	Last 5 Games: 2 G, 2 A, 4 P, E

After being held without a point for the first seven games of the season, James van Riemsdyk is heating up with three goals and two assists in the last two games.

Josh Bailey has a pair of two-point games in the last four games for the Islanders. He also has good career numbers against the Flyers with eight goals and 25 points in his career.

Projected Goalie Matchup
79 Carter Hart	40 Semyon Varlamov
5 GP, 2-2-1, 2.59 GAA, .890 SV%	5 GP, 3-2-0, 2.43 GAA, .921 SV%

Carter Hart gets back in goal for the first time since last Saturday, his second straight regulation loss. He allowed three goals on 15 shots to Dallas just three nights after allowing four goals on 14 shots to Edmonton before being pulled.

The Islanders have been rolling with Semyon Varlamov a lot lately and will continue to do so on Sunday. Varlamov has wins in the last three starts, allowing two goals or less in each.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Injuries: Nolan Patrick, Scott Laughton

Scratches: Sam Morin

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
25 James van Riemsdyk	28 Claude Giroux	93 Jake Voracek
23 Oskar Lindblom	14 Sean Couturier	11 Travis Konecny
12 Michael Raffl	13 Kevin Hayes	49 Joel Farabee
18 Tyler Pitlick	24 Mikhail Vorobyev	44 Chris Stewart
Defense
9 Ivan Provorov	15 Matt Niskanen
6 Travis Sanheim	61 Justin Braun
53 Shayne Gostisbehere	8 Robert Hagg
Goalie
79 Carter Hart	37 Brian Elliott

Lineup Notes

The only change to the lineup is the addition of Tyler Pitlick, who comes back into the lineup for the injured Scott Laughton.

Islanders Projected Lineup

Injuries: Andrew Ladd, Jordan Eberle, Tom Kuhnhackl, Matt Martin

Scratches: Noah Dobson

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
27 Anders Lee	13 Mathew Barzal	12 Josh Bailey
18 Anthony Beauvillier	29 Brock Nelson	10 Derick Brassard
32 Ross Johnston	34 Cole Bardreau	26 Oliver Wahlstrom
28 Michael Dal Colle	53 Casey Cizikas	15 Cal Clutterbuck
Defense
3 Adam Pelech	6 Ryan Pulock
2 Nick Leddy	55 Johnny Boychuk
25 Devon Toews	24 Scott Mayfield
Goalie
40 Semyon Varlamov	1 Thomas Greiss

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (5th), Islanders (T-2nd)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (12th), Islanders (21st)
Recent History vs. Islanders
- Oct. 27, 2018 - Islanders 6, Flyers 1 (at PHI)
- March 3, 2019 - Flyers 4, Islanders 1 (at NYI)
- March 9, 2019 - Flyers 5, Islanders 2 (at NYI)
- March 23, 2019 - Islanders 4, Flyers 2 (at PHI)
Flyers Leaders vs. Islanders
- Claude Giroux - 49 GP, 17 G, 36 A, 53 P
- Shayne Gostisbehere - 16 GP, 3 G, 10 A, 13 P
- Jake Voracek - 39 GP, 5 G, 26 A, 31 P
- James van Riemsdyk - 34 GP, 11 G, 15 A, 26 P
- Sean Couturier - 34 GP, 8 G, 17 A, 25 P
Milestone Watch
- Jake Voracek needs two goals to reach 200 for his career.
- Kevin Hayes needs four goals to reach 100 for his career.