Islanders play the Flyers following Holmstrom's 2-goal showing
Associated Press
New York Islanders (22-20-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (23-23-6, in the Metropolitan Division)
Philadelphia; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flyers -109, Islanders -111; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders visit the Philadelphia Flyers after Simon Holmstrom's two-goal game against the Colorado Avalanche in the Islanders' 5-2 win.
Philadelphia has a 23-23-6 record overall and a 6-8-1 record in Metropolitan Division games. The Flyers have given up 175 goals while scoring 151 for a -24 scoring differential.
New York has a 22-20-7 record overall and a 7-5-2 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Islanders have given up 142 goals while scoring 133 for a -9 scoring differential.
The teams square off Thursday for the third time this season. The Islanders won the previous meeting 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny has 21 goals and 37 assists for the Flyers. Garnet Hathaway has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Bo Horvat has 17 goals and 21 assists for the Islanders. Mathew Barzal has three goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 6-3-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.4 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Islanders: 8-2-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.1 assists, 2.2 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flyers: None listed.
Islanders: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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