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Flyers, Isles meet in playoffs for first time since 1987

The Philadelphia Flyers will play in the Eastern Conference second-round series for the first time since 2012 when they host the New York Islanders on Monday night.

The top-seeded Flyers outlasted the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens in six games to set up a series against the sixth-seeded Islanders. New York ousted the third-seeded Washington Capitals in five games and will face the Flyers in the postseason for the first time since 1987.

Philadelphia received a stellar effort across the board from its young talent, highlighted by second-year goaltender Carter Hart and defensemen Ivan Provorov and Phil Myers among others.