Philadelphia at New York

This is the fourth road game over the last six contests for Philadelphia. The Flyers are 23-48 in their last 71 road games. Philadelphia is #19 in goals scored, #15 in goals allowed, and #22 in penalty killing. The Flyers produced a season-low 17 shots in Saturday's 4-1 home loss to Pittsburgh. They also have goalie problems, as Michal Neuvirth will miss the remaining three weeks of the regular season. That will mean more work for Steve Mason (2.62 goals against average) and rookie Anthony Stolarz as the backup, the latter has never started in the NHL. Mason has allowed 10 goals his last three starts, and the team has a losing record his last 17 starts. While Philadelphia is out of the playoffs in the ninth spot, the New York Islanders still hold the East's first Wild Card with 85 points with 12 games left. New York is #11 in goals scored, #8 in goals allowed, and #2 in penalty killing. The Islanders are delighted to be home after playing 12 of the last 14 on the road! In those lone two home games, they topped the second-place Penguins and first-place Panthers. The home team is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings with the Flyers losing four in a row here, so grab home ice. Play New York.