Islanders rookie Maxim Tsyplakov had a target on his back after delivering a hard shoulder check on Poehling, who left the game.

On Friday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced it has suspended New York Islanders forward Max Tsyplakov for three games for his illegal check to the head of Flyers forward Ryan Poehling on Thursday night. The third game of his suspension is a rematch between the Flyers and Islanders at UBS Arena.

While the New York Islanders and the NHL thought Tsyplakov's hit was clean, the Philadelphia Flyers certainly disagreed.

The Flyers had an excellent response to a scary hit on Ryan Poehling as they took over to beat the Islanders, 5-3, Thursday night.

NEW YORK — Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist ... power-play goal when he buried a pretty pass from Brock Nelson at 9:21 of the first. Flyers: Ryan Poehling left with an upper-body injury and didn't return following a dangerous collision with ...

Joel Farabee had two assists, and Samuel Ersson made 26 saves for the Flyers (20-20-6), who extended their point streak to four games (3-0-1). Farabee was a healthy scratch for each of the previous three games.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist ... a pretty pass from Brock Nelson at 9:21 of the first. Flyers: Ryan Poehling left with an upper-body injury and didn't return following ...

NEW YORK — Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist ... a pretty pass from Brock Nelson at 9:21 of the first. Flyers: Ryan Poehling left with an upper-body injury and didn’t return following ...

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.

The Philadelphia Flyers wrapped up a home-and-home set against the New Jersey Devils with a split. After a 4-2 home win on Monday, the Fyers sustained a 5-0 loss at Prudential Center on Wednesday evening.