NY Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers 9/1/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The New York Islanders look to clinch their NHL Eastern Conference semifinals best-of-seven series against the Philadelphia Flyers with a victory in Game 5 on Monday. The Islanders took a 3-1 lead in the series with a 3-2 victory over the Flyers on Sunday. Brock Nelson scored two goals to help lead New York to the victory, while Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period to give the Islanders the win.

Left winger Anthony Beauvillier is leading New York in goals scored with seven. Left winger Josh Bailey is leading in assists with 11 and in points with 13. Left winger Anders Lee is the leader in penalty minutes with 13. In goal, Semyon Varlamov is 9-2 with a goals-against average of 1.69 and a save percentage of .935.

Philadelphia must find a way to score goals or will be going home following Tuesday’s Game 5. The Flyers scored just two goals on Sunday against the Islanders defense. Ivan Provorov and Sean Couturier scored the two goals for Philadelphia. Philadelphia lost two straight games for the first time since early in January. Brian Elliott started in place of Carter Hart in net for Philadelphia and made 30 saves.

Right winger Jakub Voracek is leading Philadelphia in goals scored with four. Center Kevin Hayes is leading the Flyers in assists with 7 and points with 10. Voracek has a team-high 22 minutes in penalties. In goal, Carter Hart is 7-4 with a goals-against average of 2.08 and save percentage of .931.