In front of over 15,000 fans at Nassau Coliseum, the New York Islanders were defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers by a final score of 4-1.
With the loss, it is now a mathematical certainty that the Islanders will miss the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Coming off a horrendous outing against Atlanta on Thursday night, the Isles needed to correct two major issues: Their inability to generate shots on goal and inefficiency on the powerplay.
Well, the team solved one of those problems, but to no avail.
The Islanders certainly had the wheels turning last night, firing a total of 37 shots at the Flyer net.
Unfortunately, 36 of those shots could not evade Sergei Bobrovsky, the exception being Blake Comeau's 21st goal of the year, which came during the first period.
The shot totals were a positive for the young Islanders and if they continue to put that many on net, the goals will undoubtedly come.
Not only were the Isles getting their chances, they also held a major edge in shots-on-goal, holding Philadelphia to just 15 through 40 minutes of play and out-shooting the visitors 15-4 during ...
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NYI Game Recap: Isles Fall to Flyers 4-1, Eliminated from Playoff Contention
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