PHILADELPHIA (CBSNewYork/AP) — Josh Bailey scored twice 1:23 apart in the third period, stopping a 12-game drought, and the New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Saturday.
Nick Leddy and Brock Nelson also scored for New York, which had dropped two in a row and three of four overall. Robin Lehner made 22 stops.
The Islanders (43-25-7) moved within a point of idle Washington for first place in the Metropolitan Division. The Capitals’ two-game losing streak came just at the right time for New York to keep their hopes at a division title alive with just seven games left to go in the regular season.