The Flyers have won three of four and have points in four straight games following an emotional 5-3 win against the Islanders.

The New York Islanders suffered their second straight loss, falling 5-3 at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night at UBS Arena. Bo Horvat (PPG), Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee (PPG) scored for the Islanders,

On Friday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced it has suspended New York Islanders forward Max Tsyplakov for three games for his illegal check to the head of Flyers forward Ryan Poehling on Thursday night. The third game of his suspension is a rematch between the Flyers and Islanders at UBS Arena.

Two-point effort Thursday

Islanders rookie Maxim Tsyplakov had a target on his back after delivering a hard shoulder check on Poehling, who left the game.

After administering a direct shot to the head of Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling, New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov is scheduled for a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday.

ELMONT, N.Y. ― Before speaking to the media on Thursday in the bowels of UBS Arena, Flyers coach John Tortorella had just shown clips to his team of the Sean Couturier-Olle Lycksell-Matvei Michkov line doing some similar things to Noah Cates’ line,

And then there’s Claude Giroux, who’s the first-team center. You obviously spent a ton of time here with him over the years – he becomes the captain early in your career, and then you succeed him.

Couturier notched an assist in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs. Couturier set up Scott Laughton's game-tying goal midway through the second period. After being limited to four points over 12 games in December,

For a recent stretch, the Philadelphia Flyers felt they were doing the right things but weren't getting the results.

Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier headline Flyers' Quarter-Century Teams In the blink of an eye, it's been 25 years since Y2K. With the help of the fans, the NHL will name its top 25 players since 2000 in the coming weeks.