The Flyers were happy to see Scott Laughton at Sunday’s practice after the alternate captain had to miss the last three games because of a personal family matter. Laughton is a beloved guy in the team’s locker room.

Islanders rookie Maxim Tsyplakov had a target on his back after delivering a hard shoulder check on Poehling, who left the game.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Owen Tippett for fantasy hockey. Philadelphia Flyers winger Owen Tippett (undisclosed) will miss Thursday's game against

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"You miss a guy like that around the room, he's always a vocal presence and keeping things light," Owen Tippett said ... The Flyers also saw Ryan Poehling return to the ice as he recovers ...

There were plenty of developments Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center as the Flyers lost to the Islanders, 3-0. The club was blanked for a second straight game. The Flyers (23-24-6) have lost four of their last five games (1-4-0),

But when a stretch of eight Metropolitan Division games out of nine ended on Thursday night, the Flyers’ 3-0 loss to the visiting New York Islanders left Philadelphia’s record at 3-4-1 for that key segment.

Primarily known as a stay-at-home defenseman, Ginning, who has 10 career NHL games under his belt, is expected to be in the lineup Thursday.

Tonight's game between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders at Wells Fargo Center promises to be a high-energy and potentially heated affair.

The Flyers face off against the New York Islanders for the third time this month on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.

A hard hit on Flyers wing Owen Tippett by Devils defenseman Brenden Dillon in the first period might have gotten the Flyers off their game somewhat. No penalty was called on the play, which resulted in the Flyers trying to exact revenge throughout the first half of the game action.

The Philadelphia Flyers fell back to .500 (23-23-6) after being shut out by the New Jersey Devils 5-0 Wednesday night in Newark. After a tense but no-score first period, the Devils had a four-goal second period and another goal in the third period.