What a way for the Islanders to close out January. The New York Islanders took care of business in Philadelphia as they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 for their sixth straight win. Ilya Sorokin turned aside all 25 shots for his third shutout of the season. The Islanders end the month of January with a record of 9-3-0.

Rookie Maxim Tsyplakov faced the Flyers for the first time – and vice versa – since being suspended three games for a high hit on Ryan Poehling.

Brock Nelson scored 2:03 into overtime and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2.

The Blue Jackets saw their season-long, six-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday, but they picked up a point in a 1-0 shootout loss to the New York Rangers. Daniil Tarasov stopped all 26 shots he faced through three periods and regulation, but Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck's lone goal in the shootout decided the contest.

Third Period_3, N.Y. Islanders, Palmieri 13 (Cizikas, Pelech), 9:53. Shots on Goal_N.Y. Islanders 10-8-10_28. Philadelphia 8-12-4_24. Power-play opportunities_N.Y. Islanders 0 of 2; Philadelphia 0 of 3. Goalies_N.Y. Islanders, Sorokin 18-14-4 (23 shots-23 saves). Philadelphia, Fedotov 4-7-3 (28-25).

- Max Tsyplakov dropped the gloves with Scott Laughton in the first period for his first NHL fight. The scuffle settled the lingering animosity between Tsyplakov and the Flyers from Tsyplakov’s hit on Ryan Poehling on Jan. 16.

Another night, and another round of emotions while dealing with the NHL’s greatest, or worst, mystery box — goaltender interference.

In the sixteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the Carolina Hurricanes made a huge trade, five teams won their week, and the New York Islanders are out of the basement. All this and more in this week’s snapshot.

The New York Islanders (21-20-7) fought back from an early 2-0 deficit to win their fourth straight game and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes (30-16-4) 3-2 on Saturday night in UBS Arena.

The New York Islanders won their fourth consecutive game for the first time all season thanks to something equally rare for them, a victorious comeback from a 0-2 deficit. Brock Nelson scored the winner in OT to beat the Carolina Hurricanes,

A generation ago, it felt like the best hope a short guy had of thriving in the NHL was in the crease. Today, the dynamic has largely flipped. Ryan Dixon takes a look at each team's undersized players in this week's Power Rankings.