Islanders Gameday News: Rematch in Philadelphia

The New York Islanders are in Philadelphia for the second game of a home-and-home with the Flyers Tuesday night. The initial game, a 5-2 Isles win in Elmont on Saturday, escalated quickly.

Will Lane Lambert keep the winning lineup together? Will the late-game shenanigans prompt him to insert Ross Johnston? At least at Monday’s practice, there was no indication of changes:

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Islanders News

• Previewing tonight’s tilt. [Isles]
• Kyle Palmieri will remain out and did not travel with the team, but Robin Salo did after a one-game refresher in Bridgeport. [Isles]
• Three games into a surprise NHL debut, Simon Holmstrom is settling in and earning praise from teammates — and former teammate Kieffer Bellows. [Athletic]
• Casey Cizikas has 29 PIM this year, and things sure go better when he stays out of the box. [Newsday]
• Prospect Report: Tristan Lennox had a highlight save andwon his sixth straight in the OHL, while Cameron Berg picked up a couple points in Omaha’s weekend back-to-back vs. Denver. [Isles]
• A couple of fights in the past week reveal a new “dimension” to Oliver Wahlstrom’s game (and maybe a “think twice before breaking glass” for opponents). [AMNY]
• Ilya Sorokin, only the 3rd star of the week for the NHL? Tsk. He’s forever #1 in our hearts. [Isles]

Elsewhere

Last night’s NHL scores included multiple OT games, plus the Devils dumping the Rangers in regulation at the Garden.

• The five “most troubling” aspect of many with the Flyers and their current 10-game winless streak. [NBC Philly]
• A Blackhawks beatwriter explains why he thinks Patrick Kane would love to stay in Chicago and be a one-team legend, but it’s increasingly unlikely — and teases us with the heaven/hell possibility of him ending up with the Rangers or the Isles. [Athletic]
• Former 3rd overall pick Alex Galchenyuk lands with yet another team, signing in Colorado after joining them on a PTO and doing fine in the AHL. [Sportsnet]
• This Vezina tracker lists a lot of goalies before getting to Sorokin. [NHL]
• Anton Stralman, who joined the Bruins on a PTO before signing a one-year deal and appearing in eight games, has been placed on waivers. [TSN]
• The Jets have battled through early injury woes, relying on depth that the Flyers do not have. [Sportsnet]
• An analytics guru and video coach who previously worked with the Devils took a position with the Canucks early this year, but was terminated shortly after receiving a promotion this summer. She’s filed a discrimination complaint against the team and calls out assistant GM Emilie Castonguay, who was hired a few days after she was. [Sportsnet | Athletic | ESPN]
• “The goalie played a shit game again,” says Igor Shesterkin, who Brooksie says is not (in his current incarnation) strong enough to save the fragile, “glass jaw” Rangers. [Post]