The Islanders allowed two more power-play goals and their penalty kill is now just 7-for-12 in five preseason games. Last season, the Islanders finished last in the NHL on the penalty kill, prompting a switch in assistant coaches from Doug Houda to Tommy Albelin to run the unit.

The Philadelphia Flyers will be traveling for their fifth preseason game, and their second matchup against the New York Islanders.

The New York Islanders defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in UBS Arena after Kyle Palmieri scored the winning goal with just 50 seconds left in the third period.

The Philadelphia Flyers battled back from deficits of 1-0 and 3-1 before falling to the New York Islanders, 4-3, at UBS Arena on Monday evening.

He wants the New York Islanders’ last two preseason games to be closer to what we see on opening night in a week and a half. He wants them to be like tune-ups for the regular season, at least in some respects.