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NY Islanders 1, Philadelphia 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 19614

Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored in the shootout as the New York Islanders defeated the Flyers 1-0 on Tuesday for their second straight victory in Philadelphia after dropping the previous 13 games.

Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves in regulation and overtime for his second shutout of the season and 52nd of his career and also stopped Danny Briere and Wayne Simmonds in the shootout.

The Flyers and Islanders exchanged plenty of chances but were unable to come up with any goals after 65 minutes, largely because of the goaltending by Nabokov and Bryzgalov.

Nabokov’s biggest save came in the middle frame when he made a diving stop on Max Talbot's tip-in attempt. He also stopped Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell a half-dozen times apiece.

Bryzgalov was forced to make only 18 saves, and was credited with his second shutout of the season and 25th in his career.

The Flyers have lost three straight for the first time this season. They also went 0 for 3 on the power play, the first time in their last eight games without a man-advantage goal.
Top Game Performances
 
NY Islanders   Philadelphia
N/A Points N/A
N/A Goals N/A
N/A Assists N/A
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Evgeni Nabokov 1.000 Save Percentage Ilya Bryzgalov 1.000
Evgeni Nabokov 45 Saves Ilya Bryzgalov 18
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Islanders 18 1 0-3 3-3 6 25
Philadelphia 45 0 0-3 3-3 6 36
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Flyers have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .696 after a loss.
  • NY Islanders will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Islanders have a W/L % of .476 after a win and .387 after a loss.