Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, and Simon Holmstrom broke a scoreless tie with a goal midway through the game as the Isles blanked the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 before a crowd of 18,703 at Wells Fargo Center.

A few weeks ago, the Eastern Conference Playoff race seemed as crowded as possible. Only a handful of points separated teams in the last few spots from those at the bottom of the conference.

Tyson Foerster scored the lone goal for Philadelphia as the Flyers fall to the New York Islanders 3-1 Friday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scored 55 seconds apart late in the first period and Ilya Sorokin made ... Brock Nelson also scored and Kyle Palmieri added two assists for the ...

Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scored 55 seconds apart late in the first period and Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves ... Brock Nelson also scored and Kyle Palmieri added two assists for the Islanders ...

The Islanders scored a 3-0 win that extended their winning streak to six, resulting in them jumping the Flyers, Rangers and Canadiens in the standings.

NEW YORK (AP)-- — Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scored 55 seconds apart late in the first period and Ilya Sorokin made ... Brock Nelson also scored and Kyle Palmieri added two assists ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves to help the New York Islanders win their sixth straight game, 3-0 against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday. Simon Holmstrom, Marc Gatcomb and Kyle Palmieri scored for New York (23-20-7), which extended its season-high winning streak and also won its fourth straight on the road.

The New York Islanders continue to be red hot this month, now boasting the longest active win streak in the NHL. Which is definitely where we all thought they’d be at the end of January. Goals from Simon Holmstrom (who now has 3 in 2 games),

The New York Islanders (23-20-7) marched into the Wells Fargo Center and soundly defeated the Philadelphia Flyers (23-24-6) 3-0 on Thursday night.

The New York Islanders (23-20-7) are officially in a groove. They’ve won six in a row, nine of the last eleven. All but one in regulation. Staggering process in all three zones, from directionless to surging.