Flyers Split Pair With Islanders In Preseason Action
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- John Tavares and Anders Lee each had a goal and an assist to help a New York Islanders split squad win its first preseason game in Brooklyn, 3-2 over a Philadelphia Flyers split squad Monday night.
Kirill Petrov also scored for New York, which will be playing its inaugural season at the Barclay's Center after 43 years on Long Island. Jaroslav Halak made 12 saves in two periods before giving way to Stephon Williams, who stopped 10 of 11 shots he faced in the third.
Taylor Leier and Brayden Schenn scored for Philadelphia. Jason LaBarbera allowed two goals on 20 shots in 30:24, while reserve Anthony Stolarz made five saves on six shots in 17:34.
In Allentown, Pennsylvania, Jakub Voracek and Michael Del Zotto recorded two points apiece as a Flyers' other split squad beat the Islanders' other split squad 5-3.
Michael Raffl, Tavis Konecny, Vinny Lecavalier and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored for Philadelphia, and Michal Neuvirth made 12 saves.
Alan Quine, Justin Vaive and James Wright scored for New York. Thomas Greiss allowed three goals on 15 shots and Christopher Gibson stopped seven of the eight shots he faced.
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