The Flyers placed forward Ryan Poehling on the injured reserve on Tuesday, after he was hit in the head by Islanders' Maxim Tsyplakov.

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Philadelphia Flyers’ Ryan Poehling, left, battles for the puck against ... (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Philadelphia Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen, left, tries to keep the puck away from Dallas Stars’ Oskar Bäck during the ...

The NHL has suspended New York Islanders rookie forward Maxim Tsyplakov for three games for what it deemed an illegal check to the head of Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling on Thursday in ...

After administering a direct shot to the head of Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling, New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov is scheduled for a hearing with the NHL Department of Player ...

Poehling (upper body) will not be in the lineup against New Jersey on Saturday, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Poehling was injured Thursday after taking a hit to the head ...

Poehling (upper body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Islanders. Poehling sustained the injury on a hit from Maxim Tsyplakov in the first period. The 26-year-old Poehling was ruled out ...

The scary hit on Ryan Poehling from the Flyers’ 5-3 win Thursday night over the Islanders was deemed illegal by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Maxim Tsyplakov, who delivered the hit on ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov was suspended for three games without pay on Friday for an illegal check to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Ryan Poehling.

Rasmus Ristolainen taps in the game-winner to extend the Flyers’ point streak to a season-high six (5-0-1) games.

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders, 5-3, at UBS Arena in Elmont on Thursday evening. The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders, 5-3, at UBS Arena in Elmont on Thursday evening. Five different Flyers players scored goals, while Travis Konecny collected three assists.

The Flyers have won three of four and have points in four straight games following an emotional 5-3 win against the Islanders.

Despite scoring two power-play goals, the Islanders fall 5-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers. ELMONT NY -- The New York Islanders began the night desperate for two points after dropping the first game of their current seven game home-stand Tuesday vs. Ottawa. However they found no success against the Flyers, falling 5-3.