Leddy’s OT goal lifts Islanders over Flyers
PHILADELPHIA » Nick Leddy scored 2:23 into overtime and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to lift the New York Islanders to a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night.
After both goalies were stellar throughout the contest, Leddy scored a fluke goal when his backhand pass went off the stick of Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim and through the legs of goalie Brian Elliott.
“I think it was more of a fortuitous bounce than anything,” Leddy said.
The victory sent the Islanders past the Pittsburgh Penguins into second place in the East Division. New York is
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two points behind first-place Washington.
“We weren’t as sharp as we needed to be,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. “But at the end of the day, a huge two points. Huge.”
Elliott made 27 saves, including several stellar stops late in the third period.
Philadelphia is nine points back of Boston for the final playoff spot in the East Division.
It was the sixth time in eight games in the season series that the game went past regulation.
Jordan Eberle and JeanGabriel Pageau assisted on the game-winner that ended a long scoreless drought. The Islanders hadn’t scored since early in the second period two games ago, a span of 159 minutes, 27 seconds of game time.
Sorokin improved to 5-0-1 in six games, five of which were starts, against the Flyers.
“I felt good,” Sorokin said.
“I think about what I should do in the moment and don’t think about results and not what (happened) a few games ago.”
He kept the Islanders in the game with 23 saves through the first two periods, including several quality chances. His sprawling glove save on
Travis Konecny’s great chance was a highlight of the second, following several strong stops late in the first that also included a denial of Konecny.