Flyers recover to defeat Islanders in shootout
Lee was then credited with a power-play goal that tied it 3-3 at 19:13. Maxim Shabanov’s deflection of a Schaefer point shot glanced off Lee and in.
“We needed that,” Lee said. “It was a big power-play to tie that game. And I thought when we were bringing the puck to the net tonight, we were creating a couple pokes, pucks that were really close, or pipes or whatever, but that’s the game. But when we’re attacking and bringing that thing in, I like our unit.”
Heineman hit the crossbar from the left circle at 6:44 of the third period.
Ersson slid to his left to deny Calum Ritchie’s shot from the right hash marks at 13:17 to keep the game tied.
The Islanders then failed to score on a four-minute power play after Matvei Michkov was given a double minor for high-sticking Ritchie at 13:20.
“We were up 3-0. The second was a little bit … there were some penalties and a couple of unfortunate plays,” Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said. “But, we hung in there. It was a little bit ugly. But give the guys credit for scratching and clawing. That’s a big two points for us.”
NOTES: Schaefer became the first teenage defenseman in NHL history to score eight goals through his first 25 career games. Bobby Orr scored seven in his first 25 in 1966-67. Schaefer also became the third 18-year-old defenseman to score five goals in a calendar month, joining Phil Housley (seven in January 1983) and Orr (five in November 1966). … Islanders defenseman Travis Mitchell played 9:05 in his NHL debut. … Foerster has scored five goals in his past five games.
