Ersson’s Impressive 25 Saves Lead Flyers to Victory Over Islanders in Double Shutout Game

During the second period, Brock Nelson had an opportunity to put the Islanders in the lead at 6:39, but was foiled by Ersson’s impressive left pad save on Nelson’s rebound shot.

Ersson continued his acrobatic performance by denying Julien Gauthier’s shot at 11:23 with a brilliant right pad stop on a wrist shot.

Just 38 seconds into the third period, Travis Konecny had a short-handed breakaway following a Mathew Barzal turnover. However, Sorokin made a remarkable blocker save to keep the Flyers at bay.

At 7:54 of the third period, Joel Farabee missed an opportunity to score for the Flyers after a pass from Ryan Poehling, coming close to tapping the puck into the glove-side post.

Despite being outshot 36-22 in regulation and 4-3 in overtime, the Islanders put up a tough fight on the ice.

Reflecting on the game, Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson commented, “I thought it was just one of those games where you’ve just got to bear down and try and keep it simple. Keep the shift short, and we battled, competed, and fought for a hard-fought point.”

NOTES: Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen returned from long-term injured reserve and played his first game of the season, registering three shots on goal in 17:49 of ice time. … Islanders defenseman Grant Hutton made his first NHL appearance since April 15, 2022, after being recalled from Bridgeport of the AHL on Saturday, playing 10:11. … Sorokin joined the ranks of the eight goalies to debut with 18 shutouts prior to his 150th game since 1929-30.