By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers may not have gained ground on Wednesday night, but they did get some help in the standings on Thursday and Friday and the margin back of the final spot remains at seven points.
The Flyers are back on Long Island on Saturday, just six days removed from a 4-1 win over the Islanders, looking to keep things going in their playoff push alive.
Game time is at 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | New York Islanders | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 67 | 20 | 52 | 72 | Mathew Barzal | 67 | 17 | 36 | 53 |
| Sean Couturier | 65 | 27 | 36 | 63 | Josh Bailey | 67 | 14 | 36 | 50 |
| Jake Voracek | 65 | 18 | 41 | 59 | Brock Nelson | 67 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| Travis Konecny | 67 | 21 | 21 | 42 | Anders Lee | 67 | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 51 | 19 | 16 | 35 | Ryan Pulock | 67 | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 93 Jake Voracek | 13 Mathew Barzal |
| Last 5 Games: 3 G, 6 A, 9 P, +1 | Last 5 Games: 0 G, 2 A, 2 P, -1 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 37 Brian Elliott | 1 Thomas Greiss |
| 21 GP, 9-8-1, 2.65 GAA, .916 SV% | 35 GP, 19-10-2, 2.22 GAA, .928 SV% |
Brian Elliott lasted only 4:18 into the second period before being pulled after allowing four goals on 19 shots to the Capitals on Wednesday. Despite that, he gets back into the net for Saturday's game against the Islanders. Elliott made 29 saves in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.
Thomas Greiss entered in relief in Sunday's game and allowed one goal on 13 shots in the 4-1 loss. Greiss started the last game against Ottawa with an injury to Robin Lehner, making 35 saves in a 4-2 win.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Carter Hart, Michal Neuvirth
Scratches: Andrew MacDonald, Sam Morin
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 19 Nolan Patrick | 28 Claude Giroux |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 21 Scott Laughton | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 44 Phil Varone | 10 Corban Knight | 38 Ryan Hartman |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 6 Travis Sanheim | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 61 Phil Myers | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
Jake Voracek is back in and so is Nolan Patrick. Andrew MacDonald will come out of the lineup as the Flyers go back to a 12-forward, six-defensemen lineup.
Islanders Projected Lineup
Injuries: Robin Lehner, Cal Clutterbuck
Scratches: Ross Johnston, Andrew Ladd, Thomas Hickey, Luca Sbisa, Dennis Seidenberg
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 27 Anders Lee | 29 Brock Nelson | 12 Josh Bailey |
| 18 Anthony Beauvillier | 13 Mathew Barzal | 28 Michael Dal Colle |
| 14 Tom Kuhnhackl | 51 Valtteri Filppula | 7 Jordan Eberle |
| 17 Matt Martin | 53 Casey Cizikas | 47 Leo Komarov |
| Defense | ||
| 2 Nick Leddy | 24 Scott Mayfield | |
| 3 Adam Pelech | 6 Ryan Pulock | |
| 25 Devon Toews | 55 Johnny Boychuk | |
| Goalie | ||
| 1 Thomas Greiss |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (T-19th, T-27th on road), Islanders (26th, 27th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (27th, 24th on road), Islanders (T-14th, T-20th at home)
- Recent History vs. Islanders
- Oct. 27, 2018 – Islanders 6, Flyers 1 (at PHI)
- March 3, 2019 – Flyers 4, Islanders 1 (at NYI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Islanders
- Claude Giroux – 47 GP, 17 G, 34 A, 51 P
- Jake Voracek – 37 GP, 5 G, 24 A, 29 P
- James van Riemsdyk – 32 GP, 10 G, 14 A, 24 P
- Brian Elliott – 15 GP, 7-1-6, 2.67 GAA, .910 SV%
- Milestone Watch
- Jake Voracek needs two points to reach 500 as a Flyer.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
