This is what it looks like when the season slips away in January. A disastrous second period, a total squandering of momentum, a team that played most of the night as though nobody was on the same page and a home crowd that sounded more disappointed than upset.

The Flyers are now 1-7-1 on the second night of a back-to-back game. Tyson Foerster scored the lone goal for the Orange and Black in the first period.

Cam York and Noah Cates also scored for Philadelphia. Samuel Ersson made 26 saves as the Flyers won for the third time in four games. Joel Farabee had two assists following three consecutive games as a healthy scratch. Bo Horvat, Mathew Barzal and Anders ...

The New York Islanders suffered their second straight loss, falling 5-3 at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night at UBS Arena.

Sean Couturier, Garnet Hathaway and Morgan Frost scored in the second period Thursday night for the Philadelphia Flyers, who beat the New York Islanders 5-3 in Elmont, N.Y.

The Islanders, seven points behind the Bruins for the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot, moved within six points of the surging Blue Jackets and improved to 2-2-0 on their seven-game homestand, which continues Friday night against the Flyers.

Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny added three assists and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Islanders 5-3 on Thursday night.

Morgan Frost, Garnet Hathaway, Cam York and Noah Cates also scored for Philadelphia ... three consecutive games as a healthy scratch. Bo Horvat, Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee scored for New ...

Morgan Frost, Garnet Hathaway, Cam York and Noah Cates also scored for Philadelphia ... three consecutive games as a healthy scratch. Bo Horvat, Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee scored for New ...

The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the New York Islanders, 3-1, at UBS Arena on Friday evening. The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the New York Islanders, 3-1, at UBS Arena on Friday evening. John Tortorella's team has sustained back-to-back regulation defeats after going 5-0-1.

In the sixteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the Carolina Hurricanes made a huge trade, five teams won their week, and the New York Islanders are out of the basement. All this and more in this week’s snapshot.

Last Thursday, a Bo Horvat power play goal sent the Islanders ... scored for the Islanders but Philly answered with goals by Cam York and Noah Cates (empty net) to seal the 5-3 victory.