Islanders Kieffer Bellows oddly a healthy scratch

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 26: Kieffer Bellows #20 of the New York Islanders skates against the Washington Capitals during the second period at Capital One Arena on January 26, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The New York Islanders made a number of lineup changes as they return to the Nassau Coliseum ice to play the Philadelphia Flyers after a 4-3 loss two days prior to the same Flyers squad.

Ilya Sorokin would come in for Semyon Varlamov. That made sense, the Isles need to give the young Russian a bit more work. Thomas Hickey would take Sebastian Aho’s spot. Again, that made sense. Hickey was a well-established NHL veteran before he had an extended stint on the…