The New York Islanders (22-20-7) dug deep. They won their fifth game in a row, closing out a very successful homestand with an emphatic third period against the Colorado Avalanche (29-21-2).

Isles finish homestand with a record of 5-2-0, winning five straight games and lifting their overall record to two games over NHL-.500 for the first time all season

EAST MEADOW, NY --New York Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov has missed 13 games this season across three different stretches due to upper-body injuries. The Islanders have gone 4-7-2 without No. 28 in the lineup and will need him to stay healthy ...

With a five-game winning streak and eight victories in their last 10 games, the Islanders are as confounding as ever.

It’s become a pattern now — the Colorado Avalanche look like the better team for the better part of the first 40 minutes and then the final period is a problem.

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Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scored 55 seconds apart late in the first period and Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves as the New York Islanders extended their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Flyers are now 1-7-1 on the second night of a back-to-back game. Tyson Foerster scored the lone goal for the Orange and Black in the first period.

MacKinnon leads the NHL in points (77) and assists (58). Among NHL defensemen, Makar is first in goals (18), tied for first in points (56) and being for second in assists (38). Necas is seventh in the NHL in assists (41).

The Colorado Avalanche are wrapping up their New York road trip with a matchup against the New York Islanders on Jan. 28, a game where the two teams made plenty of headlines off the ice.