By Rob Riches, Sports Talk Philly contributor 
As the Flyers' homestand continues, they find themselves in a weird spot. Their offense is about as barren as it gets — having scored just six goals over their last five games — yet somehow occupy the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot by a single point.
| Player to Watch | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 12 Josh Bailey |
| Last 5 Games: 0 G, 2 A, 2 P, E | Last 5 Games: 4 G, 3 A, 7 P, +1 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 35 Steve Mason |
1 Thomas Greiss |
| 16-16-6, 2.90 GAA, .900 SV% | 16-8-3, 2.44 GAA, .921 SV% |
Steve Mason returns between the pipes for the Orange and Black for the first time in the month of February. His outing against Carolina, where he allowed five goals on 28 shots on Jan. 31, is far behind him and the team at this point.
Thomas Greiss, who unexpectedly emerged as the Isles' No. 1 this season, figures to return in their crease. Despite allowing five goals on 32 shots in their last matchup on Monday against Toronto, Greiss and the Islanders skated away with a wacky 6-5 overtime win.
Scratches: Nick Schultz, Michael Del Zotto, Travis Konecny
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 28 Claude Giroux | 93 Jakub Voracek |
| 25 Nick Cousins | 14 Sean Couturier | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 22 Dale Weise | 10 Brayden Schenn | 24 Matt Read |
| 76 Chris VandeVelde | 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 13 Roman Lyubimov |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 23 Brandon Manning | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | |
| 32 Mark Streit | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 35 Steve Mason |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (11th, 10th at home), Islanders (16th, 20th on the road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (18th, 6th at home), Islanders (19th, 12th on the road)
- Milestone Watch:
- Matt Read is four assists away from 100 in his career.
- Mark Streit is five goals away from 100 in his career.
- Islanders' Cal Clutterbuck is one goal away from 100.
- Islanders' Nick Leddy is two points away from 200.
- Recent History vs. the Islanders
- Jan. 22, 2016 — After Nick Leddy and Alan Quine spotted the Islanders a 2-0 lead, the Flyers rallied. Wayne Simmonds struck before the second period could end, while Ivan Provorov tied the game just 1:47 into the third stanza. Claude Giroux potted the game-winner with 100 seconds on the clock in overtime.
- Nov. 3, 2016 – Travis Konecny and John Tavares each traded goals in the second period, while Dennis Seidenberg put the Islanders ahead midway through the third, seemingly for good. Jakub Voracek tied the game with less than a minute left in regulation, and after a scoreless three-on-three period, the Orange and Black claimed victory in a shootout.
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