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Flyers Pull Within Two as Eastern Race Tightens, Islanders Host Penguins Next

Monday's Islanders–Penguins matchup could swing playoff odds by about 20% to 30% by model estimates.

Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates after scoring a goal past Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers during the third period of Game 1 at T-Mobile Arena on June 03, 2023 in Las Vegas.
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Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Jamie Drysdale with Flyers center Denver Barkey and Flyers center Sean Couturier celebrates Barkey’s goal against the Edmonton Oilers (Walter Tychnowicz-Imagn Images)
Ilya Sorokin, New York Islanders (Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images)

Overview

  • Philadelphia beat Dallas 2-1 in overtime Sunday, with Trevor Zegras scoring and Samuel Ersson making 17 saves, to reach 86 points and sit two back of Columbus and Pittsburgh.
  • New York sits at 89 points after a surge powered by rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer tying the club’s rookie points mark and Ilya Sorokin’s strong form, and now turns to a home test against Pittsburgh.
  • Pittsburgh trails the Islanders by one point with a game in hand, and Sidney Crosby returned to practice Sunday ahead of a back-to-back against New York and Detroit.
  • Montreal topped Carolina 3-1 Sunday to sweep the season series and extend a five-game win streak, with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield leading the scoring and Jakub Dobeš stopping 34 shots.
  • Vegas fired Bruce Cassidy and hired John Tortorella in a rare late-season coaching change that underscores how teams are reacting quickly with only a handful of games left.