The Flyers couldn't keep their recent momentum going in a 5-2 loss to the Panthers at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday (see story).
Here's how the rest of the Atlantic Division did:
Devils edge Capitals
WASHINGTON -- Having watched his New Jersey Devils fail to score during an earlier 5-on-3 power play, coach Peter DeBoer called a timeout right before another two-man advantage against the Washington Capitals.
This time, the puck wound up in the net.
Dropping to a knee as he let his shot fly, Ilya Kovalchuk scored the tiebreaking goal with about 8 1/2 minutes left to complete New Jersey's 3-2 comeback victory Thursday night over NHL-worst Washington, which has yet to beat any of the Eastern Conference's elite teams (see full recap).
Senators beat Rangers in shootout
OTTAWA -- Despite a 3-2 shootout victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday, the Ottawa Senators were not in a mood to celebrate.
The team lost goalie Craig Anderson to a sprained right ankle at 1:43 of the third period after Rangers forward Chris Kreider was tripped in front and slid into him.
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No penalty was called on the play and Anderson, who is listed day to day, had to be helped to the locker room (see full recap).
Islanders end two-game losing streak
MONTREAL -- Rookie defenseman Thomas Hickey scored in overtime for his first NHL goal, and the New York Islanders rallied to snap the Montreal Canadiens' five-game winning streak, 4-3 on Thursday night.
Matt Moulson scored twice and Frans Nielsen added a goal in the third period for the Islanders (7-9-1), who trailed 2-0 and 3-1 but came back to end a two-game slide and win for the third time in 10 games.
Max Pacioretty had two goals, and Travis Moen added one for the Canadiens (11-5-2) (see full recap).