New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers online streaming

Watch live stream New York Islanders VS Philadelphia Flyers

NHL, United States of America

Sun, December 27, 2009
5:00 PM ET

Last 10 matches: Philadelphia 4-5-1; New York 4-6-0
The Islanders and Flyers rank fourth and fifth, respectively, in the Atlantic Division standings, with the Islanders a point ahead of the Flyers and three points behind the eighth-place Atlanta Thrashers in the Eastern Conference. Neither team is out of the Stanley Cup Playoff picture but they both need a better second half, and a division game is a place to gain ground.

Both teams have significant injury problems. The Islanders’ No. 1 goalie, Rick DiPietro, hasn’t played this season after September knee surgery. Philadelphia’s Ray Emery had abdominal surgery earlier this month. Both teams have had a first-line player miss most of the season. New York captain Doug Weight has played only 11 games and is due back soon. Flyers’ left wing Simon Gagne has played four games since missing 24 after hernia surgeries. Islanders defenseman Radek Martinek is out for the season after a knee injury and Flyers defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen has missed most of the season with a concussion and knee injury.Richards has three goals and six points in the past six games, plus a shootout goal for the Flyers on Saturday. Danny Briere also had a goal and a shootout score Saturday. … Islanders winger Kyle Okposo has a goal and three assists in the past three games. Center Frans Nielsen has two goals and five points in the past five games.
This is the third meeting this season between the Atlantic Division rivals. The Flyers won, 2-1, on the Island on Thanksgiving Eve when Mike Richards and Scott Hartnell scored and Brian Boucher made 28 saves. The Flyers won, 6-2, in Philadelphia on Dec. 8 when Richards, Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux each scored twice and Boucher made 21 saves.
The Flyers rank ninth with 21.2 percent power-play efficiency while the Islanders rank 29th in killing only 75.5 percent of their short-handed situations. The Islanders rank 27th with 15.8 percent power-play success while the Flyers rank 25th with only 78 percent success on the penalty kill. Goal’s highlights, results and more will be on site, as soon as posible.. don’t miss it.

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