The Islanders jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on Tuesday night, thanks to a pair of goals from Doug Weight and Andy Hilbert less than a minute apart. Unfortunately for them, as has been the case all season, they couldn't hold it, as the Flyers roared back to take a 3-2 lead in the second period, and eventually win, 4-3, handing the Islanders their fourth straight loss. After Aaron Asham put the Flyers on the board late in the first period, Darroll Plowe, a former undrafted free agent -- a fact Versus mentioned no fewer than 30 times -- tied the game midway through the second with his first NHL goal. Eight minutes later, Jeff Carter scored his 20th goal of the season -- tied for the top spot in the league with Buffalo's Thomas Vanek -- to give Philadelphia its first lead of the night.
The Islanders fought back at the 2:07 mark of the final period, when Blake Comeau scored a relatively weak goal on Martin Biron, after it essentially rolled into the net behind him.
Simon Gagne scored the game-winner late in the third, moving the Flyers into a tie for second place in the Atlantic Division with cross-state rival, Pittsburgh.
... Montreal's Jaroslav Halak turned aside 32-of-33 shots on Tuesday night, while Robert Lang picked up a pair of goals in the Canadiens 4-1 win over Calgary. Matt D'Agostini scored in his fourth consecutive game for Montreal, and has lit the lamp four times in his five games since joining the lineup. Dustin Boyd picked up the only marker for Calgary in they loss.
... Colorado blew out the Kinds on Tuesday, jumping out to a 6-0 lead just 30 minutes into the game. Oscar Moller eventually ended Peter Budaj's shutout bid, giving the Kings their only goal in a 6-1 loss. Budaj turned aside 29 shots in the win, while Kings goalie Jason LaBarbera surrendered six goals on 26 shots. Cody McLeod picked up a pair of goals for the Avalanche, while Marek Svatos, Milan Hejduk, Ryan Smyth and Chris Stewart also picked up tallies in the win.
... The Canucks picked up just their second win in their past seven games on Tuesday, earning a 3-1 victory in Nashville. Pavol Demitra, Alex Edler, and Alexandre Burrows provided the offense, while Curtis Sanford stopped 20 shots.
