{"id":540465,"date":"2026-04-04T15:44:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/540465\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T15:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:44:43","slug":"flyers-inch-near-playoff-position-with-dominant-win-over-islanders-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/540465\/","title":{"rendered":"Flyers inch near playoff position with dominant win over Islanders – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matvei Michkov had a goal and two assists for the Philadelphia Flyers in a 4-1 win against the New York Islanders on Friday in Elmont, N.Y.<\/p>\n

Alex Bump and Travis Sanheim each had a goal and an assist for the Flyers (38-26-12, 88 points), who pulled to within a point of the Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan Division. Dan Vladar made 20 saves.<\/p>\n

Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored and Ilya Sorokin made 17 saves for New York (42-30-5, 89 points), which has lost three straight.<\/p>\n

It was all Philadelphia in the first period, outshooting New York 12-2 and holding a 24-5 advantage in shot attempts. The Islanders didn\u2019t record their first shot on goal until there were less than seven minutes remaining in the period.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia finally capitalized to take a 1-0 lead at the 13:54 mark. Owen Tippett poked the puck away from Ryan Pulock inside the Flyers blue line to create a 2-on-1 with Sanheim. The duo engaged in a give-and-go and Tippett finished it off, receiving a feed on his forehand to draw Sorokin over and then sliding a backhand past the netminder\u2019s right skate.<\/p>\n

Bump made it 2-0 67 seconds later, beating Sorokin with a wrist shot from near the left wall.<\/p>\n

That prompted Islanders coach Patrick Roy to call his timeout and settle his group.<\/p>\n

New York came out pushing early in the second period, but it was the Flyers who found the back of the net first to extend their lead to 3-0.<\/p>\n

After Bump pressured Brayden Schenn into a turnover in the Islanders\u2019 zone, Michkov got to the puck for a poke shot that missed and hit the end boards. He then recovered it and banked it off Sorokin\u2019s backside 2:52 into the middle period.<\/p>\n

Pageau cut it to 3-1 at 15:37. He was uncovered coming into the slot to receive a pass from Mathew Barzal and put it inside the left post.<\/p>\n

Michkov fed Sanheim at the top of the left circle for a snap shot that went far side to make it 4-1 at 9:16 of the third period.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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