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
By SportsDirect Inc.
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
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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.
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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.