The New York Islanders suffered their second straight loss, falling 5-3 at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night at UBS Arena. Bo Horvat (PPG), Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee (PPG) scored for the Islanders,

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While the New York Islanders and the NHL thought Tsyplakov's hit was clean, the Philadelphia Flyers certainly disagreed.

ELMONT, NY– The New York Islanders (17-20-7) fell 5-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers (20-20-6) on Thursday night in UBS Arena. The Flyers scored three times in the second period as the Islanders melted down and seemingly cast their fate for the playoffs,

This is what it looks like when the season slips away in January. A disastrous second period, a total squandering of momentum, a team that played most of the night as though nobody was on the same page and a home crowd that sounded more disappointed than upset.

Sean Couturier, Garnet Hathaway and Morgan Frost scored in the second period Thursday night for the Philadelphia Flyers, who beat the New York Islanders 5-3 in Elmont, N.Y.

Joel Farabee had two assists, and Samuel Ersson made 26 saves for the Flyers (20-20-6), who extended their point streak to four games (3-0-1). Farabee was a healthy scratch for each of the previous three games.

New York Islanders forward Bo Horvat knows his team isn't doing enough to give general manager Lou Lamoriello a convincing reason to keep the band together leading up to the March 7 trade deadline. "We have to start winning hockey games if we want everybody to stay,