The Philadelphia Flyers will look to inch closer to a playoff spot when they visit the New York Islanders on Friday in Elmont, N.Y.

Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout of the season, Bo Horvat scored the only goal on the first shot of the game and the New York Islanders moved back into a playoff spot with a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Game 76 Buffalo 4, Isles 3 Peyton Krebs broke a 2-2 tie with 3:01 to play, and a Bo Byram empty-netter 78 seconds later turned out to be the winner as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Islanders, 4-3, before a sellout crowd of 19,

BUFFALO — This was always going to be about the response. About how the Islanders rebounded less than 24 hours after allowing eight goals against the Penguins and dropping a critical game in the playoff race.

Brayden Schenn had a goal and two assists, Matthew Schaefer tied the rookie defenseman franchise scoring record and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers 5-2 and keep pace in a competitive Eastern Conference playoff race.

BUFFALO -- Peyton Krebs scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres reached the 100-point mark with a 4-3 win against the New York Islanders at KeyBank Center on Tuesday. It's the first time Buffalo (46-21-8) has had 100 points in a season since 2009-10.

Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer could tie or break an NHL rookie goals record Monday against Pittsburgh

Now downtown eateries will have to get by, at least temporarily, without that boost.