Philadelphia Flyers @ New York Islanders

38-26-12, 21-13-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Flyers PHI	2	1	1	4
Islanders NYI	0	1	0	1

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

42-30-5, 21-14-2 Home

Matvei Michkov has a goal, 2 assists as the Flyers beat the Islanders 4-1

— Matvei Michkov had a goal and two assists and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Friday night to move within one point of the Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Apr 4, 2026, 01:09 pm - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Flyers	2	1	1	4
	Islanders	0	1	0	1

1st Period			PHI	NYI
13:54		Owen Tippett (28) Assists: Travis Sanheim (25)	1	0
15:01		Alex Bump (4) Assists: Matvei Michkov (25), Noah Cates (26)	2	0

2nd Period			PHI	NYI
2:52		Matvei Michkov (17) Unassisted	3	0
15:37		Jean-Gabriel Pageau (16) Assists: Mathew Barzal (50), Simon Holmstrom (21)	3	1

3rd Period			PHI	NYI
9:16		Travis Sanheim (10) Assists: Matvei Michkov (26), Alex Bump (4)	4	1

Casey Cizikas hit Garnet Hathaway
Marc Gatcomb hit Rasmus Ristolainen
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Adam Pelech hit Travis Konecny
Giveaway by Ondrej Palat
Scott Mayfield hit Sean Couturier
Luke Glendening shot blocked by Kyle MacLean
Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Ondrej Palat hit Rasmus Ristolainen
Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean hit Noah Juulsen
Nick Seeler shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech Hooking against Tyson Foerster
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Trevor Zegras
Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Emil Heineman hit Jamie Drysdale
Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
Casey Cizikas hit Luke Glendening
Marc Gatcomb Snap Shot Wide Right
Kyle MacLean hit Garnet Hathaway
Casey Cizikas hit Noah Juulsen
Adam Pelech Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Adam Pelech hit Luke Glendening
Marc Gatcomb High-sticking against Sean Couturier
Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Takeaway by Simon Holmstrom
Owen Tippett shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Giveaway by Kyle MacLean
Anders Lee Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Owen Tippett
Matthew Schaefer Snap Shot Wide Left
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Casey Cizikas shot blocked by Marc Gatcomb
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
Emil Heineman Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Anders Lee Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Noah Cates
Kyle MacLean hit Jamie Drysdale
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Ondrej Palat hit Christian Dvorak
Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Brayden Schenn hit Garnet Hathaway
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Wide Right
Kyle MacLean hit Noah Juulsen
Carson Soucy hit Matvei Michkov
Ryan Pulock Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Snap Shot Wide Right
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Wide Right
Adam Pelech Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Marc Gatcomb
Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Brayden Schenn Snap Shot Wide Right
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Wide Right
Emil Heineman Wrist Shot Wide Left
Matthew Schaefer Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Takeaway by Scott Mayfield
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (50), Simon Holmstrom (21)
Takeaway by Kyle MacLean
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Carson Soucy Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Anders Lee Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Adam Boqvist Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Tyson Foerster shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Brayden Schenn hit Owen Tippett
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Anders Lee Tip-In Wide Right
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Ryan Pulock hit Porter Martone
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Matthew Schaefer Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Bo Horvat Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sean Couturier
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Anders Lee
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Marc Gatcomb Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Giveaway by Anders Lee
Travis Sanheim shot blocked by Bo Horvat
Jamie Drysdale shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
Giveaway by Kyle MacLean
Kyle MacLean hit Tyson Foerster
Emil Heineman hit Cam York
Anders Lee hit Jamie Drysdale
Emil Heineman hit Porter Martone
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Noah Cates
Emil Heineman hit Matvei Michkov
Matthew Schaefer hit Alex Bump
Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Noah Cates
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Kyle MacLean Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Wide Left
Calum Ritchie Wrist Shot Wide Right
Owen Tippett shot blocked by Matthew Schaefer
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sean Couturier
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Mathew Barzal Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Sean Couturier
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Ondrej Palat hit Rasmus Ristolainen
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sean Couturier
Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot Wide Left
Christian Dvorak shot blocked by Matthew Schaefer
Matthew Schaefer hit Christian Dvorak
Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
Noah Cates shot blocked by Matthew Schaefer
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Noah Cates
Calum Ritchie faceoff won against Trevor Zegras
Luke Glendening hit Casey Cizikas
Takeaway by Cam York
Owen Tippett Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Ondrej Palat
Travis Sanheim Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
Giveaway by Travis Konecny
Sean Couturier Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Cam York Wrist Shot Wide Left
Owen Tippett hit Ryan Pulock
Giveaway by Jamie Drysdale
Giveaway by Tyson Foerster
Travis Konecny hit Ondrej Palat
Nick Seeler hit Casey Cizikas
Tyson Foerster Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
TV Timeout
Christian Dvorak Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Tyson Foerster Wrist Shot Wide Right
Owen Tippett hit Simon Holmstrom
Jamie Drysdale Slap Shot Hit Right Post
Porter Martone Deflected saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Garnet Hathaway hit Scott Mayfield
Sean Couturier hit Scott Mayfield
Puck in Benches
Noah Juulsen shot blocked by Porter Martone
Cam York hit Emil Heineman
Owen Tippett Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Puck in Benches
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Noah Juulsen hit Marc Gatcomb
Noah Juulsen hit Adam Pelech
Giveaway by Noah Juulsen
Tyson Foerster Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Owen Tippett Goal (28) Backhand, assists: Travis Sanheim (25)
Alex Bump Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Matvei Michkov (25), Noah Cates (26)
Timeout - Home
TV Timeout
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Takeaway by Tyson Foerster
Matvei Michkov Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
Sean Couturier Tip-In Wide Right
Garnet Hathaway hit Matthew Schaefer
Luke Glendening hit Matthew Schaefer
Jamie Drysdale Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Sean Couturier hit Marc Gatcomb
Puck in Netting
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Puck Frozen - Skater
Icing
Cam York hit Anders Lee
Goalie Stopped
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Carson Soucy shot blocked by Travis Konecny
Puck in Crowd
Noah Cates faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen
Matvei Michkov Poke Wide Right
Matvei Michkov Goal (17) Backhand, assists: none
Sean Couturier hit Scott Mayfield
Giveaway by Noah Juulsen
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Sean Couturier
Luke Glendening Hooking against Matthew Schaefer
Travis Sanheim Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Garnet Hathaway
Goalie Stopped
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Icing
Noah Cates Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Christian Dvorak Wrap-around saved by Ilya Sorokin
Christian Dvorak Backhand Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Travis Konecny Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Giveaway by Trevor Zegras
Giveaway by Tyson Foerster
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Owen Tippett
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Ristolainen hit Calum Ritchie
Marc Gatcomb shot blocked by Nick Seeler
Goalie Stopped
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Takeaway by Rasmus Ristolainen
Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Noah Cates faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Alex Bump
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Porter Martone hit Matthew Schaefer
Travis Konecny Tripping against Ondrej Palat
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Luke Glendening
Goalie Stopped
Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Nick Seeler
Noah Cates hit Matthew Schaefer
Alex Bump Wrist Shot Wide Left
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
Puck in Crowd
Owen Tippett hit Adam Pelech
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Owen Tippett
Takeaway by Tyson Foerster
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Matvei Michkov Interference against Mathew Barzal
Goalie Stopped
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Goalie Stopped
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Tyson Foerster
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Cam York
Icing
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Sean Couturier Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Matvei Michkov Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Noah Cates hit Adam Boqvist
Rasmus Ristolainen Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Trevor Zegras faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Takeaway by Trevor Zegras
Giveaway by Trevor Zegras
Puck in Netting
Icing
Noah Cates hit Anders Lee
Giveaway by Nick Seeler
Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Alex Bump
Travis Sanheim Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Matvei Michkov (26), Alex Bump (4)
Icing
Garnet Hathaway hit Ryan Pulock
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
Icing
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Icing
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
Calum Ritchie shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Ristolainen Wrist Shot Wide Left
Trevor Zegras Wrist Shot Wide Right
Porter Martone hit Adam Boqvist
Off-side
Garnet Hathaway hit Adam Pelech
Icing
Alex Bump Wrist Shot Wide Right
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Nick Seeler
Icing
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Nick Seeler
Anders Lee shot blocked by Cam York
Travis Konecny Wrist Shot Wide Left
Owen Tippett Wrist Shot Wide Left
Icing
Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
Icing

FLYERS

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

PHI wins 3-1

Islanders
3
Flyers
4

Game 1

26/10

Flyers
4
Islanders
3

Game 2

29/11

Islanders
4
Flyers
0

Game 3

27/1

Flyers
4
Islanders
1

Game 4

4/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Philadelphia Flyers @ New York Islanders

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Matvei MichkovRW - PHI

Alex BumpLW - PHI

Travis SanheimD - PHI

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Matvei Michkov has a goal, 2 assists as the Flyers beat the Islanders 4-1

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