Michkov leads the Flyers past the Islanders 4-1, tightening the Metro playoff race
NEW YORK (AP) — Matvei Michkov had a goal and two assists and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Friday night to move within one point of the Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan Division. Travis Sanheim and Alex Bump had a goal and an assist each and Owen Tippett also scored for Philadelphia. Dan Vladar finished with 20 saves.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are also tied with the Flyers with 88 points. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for New York and Ilya Sorokin made 17 saves in his 10th straight appearance, but the Islanders lost their third straight in a tightly contested Eastern Conference playoff race. Michkov fired a shot from behind the goal line off Sorokin’s pad early in the second period to give the Flyers a 3-0 lead.
Tippett opened the scoring, completing a forehand-backhand move off a pass from Sanheim with less than seven minutes remaining in the first period. Bump extended the Flyers’ lead to two goals when he caught Sorokin out of position and sent a wrist shot just inside the post. Pageau scored off a feed from Mathew Barzal with less than five minutes remaining in the second period to pull New York within 3-1.
Sanheim scored midway through the third period to restore Philadelphia’s three-goal lead and put the game out of reach. BLUES 6, DUCKS 2 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Holloway scored a pair of power-play goals, Robert Thomas had a goal and two assists, and St.
Louis kept its slim playoff hopes alive with a win over Anaheim. Pius Suter and Colton Parayko each had a goal and an assist for St. Louis and Jonatan Berggren added a goal.