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Snapshots from the New York Islanders 3-0 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Photos by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images, Emilee Chinn/Getty Images and Tyler Brosious/New York Islanders.

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.

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The New York Islanders have loaned forward Hudson Fasching to the Bridgeport Islanders of the AHL on a conditioning stint, per Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News. The 29-year-old Fasching hasn’t seen NHL action since Jan. 5 against the Boston Bruins and has dressed in just 19 games this year after suiting up in 45 NHL games last season.

With a five-game winning streak and eight victories in their last 10 games, the Islanders are as confounding as ever.

It took mere seconds into his debut with the Islanders for the importance of having DeAngelo on the right side of the blue line to become all the more important, when Ryan Pulock went down and later joined Noah Dobson on injured reserve .

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the New York Islanders after Brandon Hagel's two-goal game against the Los Angeles Kings in the Lightning's 3-0 win

The Flyers’ continuing troubles in the second games of back-to-back matchups continued following a 3-0 loss to the New York Islanders, in a game in which Morgan Frost and Matvei Michkov did not see the ice halfway through the second period and beyond.

Lately, the Kings have been inconsistent and what's drawing the most attention is their forward groups. Between some disappointing offensive production, the team in a general slum