Not even a full 24 hours after defeating the Florida Panthers 4-1 in their previous contest, the Philadelphia Flyers finished out this set of back-to-backs by taking on the New York Islanders on road ice. Both sides were looking to earn those crucial two points over an in-division foe as the Eastern Conference playoff race continued to get tighter. Brian Elliott received the start for Philly in net and opposed Semyon Varlamov for the Isles.
The Flyers played a half-second behind New York through a majority of the opening frame, failing to win board battles and get to loose pucks when the Islanders were able to set up in their end.