New York Islanders (31-27-15, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (36-29-10, fourth in the Metropolitan Division)
Philadelphia; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers take on the New York Islanders as losers of four in a row.
Philadelphia is 36-29-10 overall with an 8-9-4 record in Metropolitan Division games. The Flyers have allowed 232 goals while scoring 215 for a -17 scoring differential.
New York is 8-7-5 against the Metropolitan Division and 31-27-15 overall. The Islanders are 8-8-7 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.
The teams meet Monday for the third time this season. The Flyers won the previous meeting 1-0 in a shootout.
TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny has 31 goals and 34 assists for the Flyers. Owen Tippett has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Kyle Palmieri has scored 24 goals with 19 assists for the Islanders. Mathew Barzal has three goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 3-5-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.
Islanders: 2-7-1, averaging 1.9 goals, 3.5 assists, 2.8 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flyers: Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper body), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Jamie Drysdale: out (upper body).
Islanders: Scott Mayfield: out for season (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
