Flyers Vs. Islanders Final Score: Philadelphia Wins 3-2 In Uniondale

The Philadelphia Flyers didn't play a perfect game to beat the New York Islanders on Thursday night, 3-2. They didn't need to. Not at the rate goalie Sergei Bobrovsky was turning away shots.

Bobrovsky stopped 33 of New York's 35 shots, including a penalty shot just 2:49 into the game, and pitched a shutout for the first two periods. It was on his back that Philadelphia overcame a 35-22 shot disadvantage.

"He was amazing," said center Max Talbot. "He won the game for us. He made the big saves at the right moments and he's a big reason we won the game."

"Bob was unbelievable for us. He kept us in the game," said defenseman Andrej Meszaros. "We scored a few goals and we won the game, but the effort wasn't where we wanted it to be."

"He was terrific," coach Peter Laviolette said. "He looked really sharp, I thought, through the entire game. And he's looked that way for his last 10 starts or so. He did a good job."

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Sergei Bobrovsky pitched a shutout through two periods for the Philadelphia Flyers before Kyle Okposo got the New York Islanders on the scoreboard early in the third. By then, the Flyers had already established a 2-0 lead and firm control of the game despite being significantly outshot.

The Islanders enjoyed a 35-22 advantage on shots on goal, but Bobrovsky simply could not be beat for the first two periods of the game. He stuffed Michael Grabner on a penalty shot just 2:49 into the first period for perhaps the biggest plays of the game.

Scott Hartnell put the Flyers on the board first with a powerplay goal late in the first period off of a pass from Jaromir Jagr. Wayne Simmonds put the Flyers up 2-0 in the second for his 11th goal of the season. Sean Couturier registered what would technically be the game winner at the 18:30 mark in the third period to put the Flyers up 3-1. John Tavares scored with 17 seconds left in the game for the Islanders to make the score more respectable.

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