Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny added three assists and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 on Thursday night. Morgan Frost, Garnet Hathaway, Cam York and Noah Cates also scored for Philadelphia. Samuel Ersson made 26 saves as the Flyers won for the third time in four games.

There was a lot of uncertainty at the Flyers’ morning skate. Ahead of the team’s game Monday against the New Jersey Devils at the Wells Fargo Center (7 p.m., NBCSP), coach John Tortorella did not have any lineup news aside from saying that Sam Ersson would get the start.

The New York Islanders suffered their second straight loss, falling 5-3 at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night at UBS Arena.

Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny added three assists and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders 5-3

NEW YORK — Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny added three assists and the Flyers defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 on Thursday night. Morgan Frost, Garnet Hathaway ...

Travel really hasn’t been that big of a deal either. In last week’s back-to-back, the Flyers played at the Rangers on Thursday and the Islanders on Friday. That’s only a 30-minute bus ride between venues and they lost both games by a combined score of 9-2.

A hard hit on Flyers wing Owen Tippett by Devils defenseman Brenden Dillon in the first period might have gotten the Flyers off their game somewhat. No penalty was called on the play, which resulted in the Flyers trying to exact revenge throughout the first half of the game action.

The Devils are one of the best teams in the NHL in the second period. It showed Wednesday night as Sam Ersson and the Flyers allowed four goals in the period.

One of the hardest things to do is beat a team three times. The Flyers learned that the hard way on Wednesday night in a 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils. They have now lost three of their past four games.

The Devils got the Flyers this time. John Tortorella’s club was handed a 5-0 loss by New Jersey on Wednesday night at the Prudential Center. Samuel Ersson was pulled a little after the midway mark of the game.

The New York Islanders visit the Philadelphia Flyers after Simon Holmstrom scored two goals in the Islanders' 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Even before the Islanders’ five-game winning streak, Lou Lamoriello said he wanted to see if his team could climb back into the race, and that is just what they have done.