NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Manning's first NHL goal midway through the second period snapped a tie and powered the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Monday night.
Nick Cousins, Sam Gagner and Claude Giroux also scored for Philadelphia, which won for the 10th time in 13 games. The surging Flyers closed within one point of Detroit for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Philadelphia trails the Islanders by three points for the first wild card. The Flyers are 2-1-0 against New York this season, with one game remaining.
The Islanders have lost five of six at a most inopportune time. They finish the regular season by playing seven of their final 11 games at home.
Kyle Okposo scored for New York, and Thomas Greiss stopped 21 shots.
Steve Mason made 23 saves for Philadelphia.
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