ELMONT, N.Y. — The Islanders knew what to expect from the Flyers and knew what they had to avoid in their tense playoff chase. Facing teams a mere week away from their offseason vacation but with players trying to win jobs for next season is never easy.
But the Islanders, with a second straight focused, determined effort, didn’t fall victim to that pitfall, dominating the also-ran Flyers, 4-0, on Saturday night at UBS Arena to retain the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 27 shots for his sixth shutout and Bo Horvat and Simon Holmstrom both had two assists.
