Flyers Found Success on Long Island; Matvei Michkov Led the Way

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images With their backs against the wall, the Philadelphia Flyers earned one of their best team wins on Friday, beating the New York Islanders 4-1 on Long Island at UBS Arena. It was a big win for Philadelphia, which once again started and finished the game as the best team on the ice. The Flyers came out of the gate hot, controlling play in their offensive zone for a good bit of the first period.

Two first-period penalties against the Islanders gave the Flyers power-play chances, furthering the strong start. New York was held to just two shots on goal through 20 minutes, and 30 minutes into the game, they still had fewer than 10 shots on goal. Philly was truly dominating.

One of the big reasons the Flyers earned such a big win was the early and late shot suppression. Allowing 2 shots in a period is ridiculous work by the Flyers. They gave up 12 shots on goal during the second period, which is far less impressive.

But in the third period, they allowed just 8 shots on goal, and that’s with the Islanders’ extra attacker for nearly 7 minutes. Dan Vladar returned to his excellent form on Friday. Then again, it’s easy when the team in front of you limits the chances.