The Philadelphia Flyers ended their preseason schedule on Tuesday with a seesaw 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders at the Wells Fargo Center. An overtime power play goal at 4:52 by Noah Dobson ended the game.

There were four lead chances in the game. The Flyers led 1-0, trailed 2-1, battled back to lead 3-2 before ultimately going down in OT. Both teams scored a shorthanded goal. Ultimately, the difference was that New York went 2-for-5 on the power play and the Flyers came up empty on three opportunities including a four-minute advantage late in the second period into the early third.

Philadelphia concludes the preseason with a 1-4-1 record. The Islanders improved to 2-2-0 with two games remaining.

The first period was scoreless. At 2:09 of the second period, Scott Laughton scored (1st goal of the preseason) on a shorthanded breakaway. Josh Bailey answered with a power play goal at 16:13 of the middle frame before Casey Cizikas scored a shorthanded goal to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead at 18:22. 

The Flyers re-tied the game at 2-2 on a 2-on-1 goal by Owen Tippett off a Kevin Hayes feed at 5:05 of the third period. Philly grabbed a 3-2 lead at 8:53 on a Tanner Laczynski breakaway tally. However, at 12:19, a double deflection goal credited to Islanders' captain Anders Lee forged a 3-3 tie and sent the game to overtime.

A Jackson Cates hooking penalty at 2:54 of overtime was converted into a 4-on-3 power play goal by Dobson in the final seven-plus seconds. 

Flyers goaltending prospect Samuel Ersson had another strong performance, stopping all 15 shots he faced in 25:17 of action. American Hockey League veteran Troy Grosenick had a pedestrian 35:35 in net, stopping 14 of 18 shots.

Ilya Sorokin went the distance in goal for the Islanders. He stopped 30 of 33 shots.

49 Noah Cates - 13 Kevin Hayes - 74 Owen Tippett 25 James van Riemsdyk - 48 Morgan Frost - 42 Hayden Hodgson 59 Jackson Cates - 21 Scott Laughton - 57 Wade Allison 44 Nic Deslauriers - 58 Tanner Laczynski - 17 Zack MacEwen

45 Cam York - 47 Ronnie Attard 6 Travis Sanheim -61 Justin Braun 24 Nick Seeler - 37 Louie Belpedio

Turning Point: 3rd Period and OT

The Flyers played well overall through the first 40 minutes but had to battle back from a one-goal deficit. After being sprung by Laughton on a 2-on-1, Hayes made a lovely cross-ice pass to Tippett, who'd been very active all game but had nothing to show for it. This time, Tippett buried the shot to forge a 2-2 tie.

Tweet from @NHLFlyers: 🚨 TIED UP! 🚨 @TippettOwen one-times a feed from @KevinPHayes12 and evens things up. #NYIvsPHI pic.twitter.com/6b0pe925uJ

The Flyers retook the lead after New York's Grant Hutton whiffed on an attempted keep at the blueline. Laczynski blew past him and soloed to score on a low shot that Sorokin was unable to stop.

Tweet from @NHLFlyers: 🚨 3-2! 🚨@tannlaczynski gives us the lead with a breakaway beauty. #NYIvsPHI pic.twitter.com/FIzd7UzVzq

Grosenick was not great in goal but no netminder was going to stop Lee's tying goal at 12:19 of the third period. Brock Nelson tipped and re-directed Adam Pelech's point shot and then Lee got a piece of the puck to deflect it yet again.

During the 3-on-3 overtime, John Tortorella rewarded the Cates brothers for a strong training camp by sending them out on the ice together. Unfortunately, Jackson Cates had to take a penalty to prevent a scoring chance, and the Islanders ultimately cashed in on the 4-on-3 as Anthony Beauvillier feed a pass across to Dobson in the circle and the talented young blueliner beat Grosenick to the blocker side.

1. The Flyers were up on their skates in the opening period, especially over the first 10 minutes of the game. In the final five minutes -- and earlier during New York's lone power play of the period -- Ersson stepped up with several good saves. First period shots on goal were 11-10 in the Flyers' favor. Faceoffs were 8-8.

2. Noah Cates (4 hits, one takeaway, scoring chance created down low) and Morgan Frost (several good passes, takeaway behind the Islanders' net on an aggressive forecheck, one shot on goal, shot attempt that created a loose puck in front for Hayden Hodgson, 4-for-5 on faceoffs) were arguably the Flyers' best two forwards in the opening period. Cam York logged 7:42 of ice time in the first period. Travis Sanheim had a solid first stanza on both sides of the puck. Owen Tippett was aggressive in finding shooting lanes and fired three pucks on Sorokin. 

3. The temperature of the game was elevated early in the second period. Former Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Cole Bardreau was shaken up in a collision with Hayden Hodson. Islanders' players barked at Hodgson, although the contact was inadvertent. At 1:47, on a delayed high sticking penalty on Nick Seeler, veteran Islanders tough guy compelled a fight with Ronnie Attard although both Nic Deslauriers and Zack MacEwen were nearby.

The Flyers stepped up on the penalty kill. At 1:47, Laughton collected an Islanders' turnover in the neutral zone and went off on a breakaway. Shifting to his backhand, he got Sorokin to open up. Laughton then slide home the puck between the goalie's pads.

The Islanders made a push after the Laughton shortie. Kieffer Bellows hit the crossbar and then Ersson had to step up on a good stop against J.G. Pageau from the left dot.

Sanheim connected with TIppett on a tape-to-tape stretch pass. Tippett took the puck hard to the net but couldn't get it to go.

With Kevin Hayes in the box for an offensive zone cross-checking penalty, the Islanders knotted the game against relief goaltender Grosenick at 16:13. A Bellows shot from high in the zone bounced around. Matt Martin had a crack at it. Grosenick couldn't locate and cover the puck and, finally, Bailey put it in the net from in front. 

At 18:13, Otto Koivula high sticked Hodson while tangled up with Tanner Laczysnki. A double-minor was called. The Flyers first power play unit (Kevin Hayes, James van Riemsdyk, Noah Cates, Tippett and York) were unable to work a high-grade chance. The Islanders cleared the zone. York was back to retrieve but the hard-charging Cizikas pushed his way past the Flyers' defenseman and then poked the puck past Grosenick between the pads.

4. Second period shots on goal favored the Islanders, 13-6 (24-15 Isles in shot attempts), However, actual scoring chances were even at 8-8 (4-3 high-danger edge to Nework).

5. The Flyers were unable to capitalize on the Koivula double minor, but roared out to a 7-0 shot on goal lead in the third period. Both the Hayes-to-Tippett 2-on-1 goal and the Laczynski breakaway goal were perfectly executed. The Flyers also stepped up on the penalty kill after Wade Allison took a hooking penalty at 13:48. Unfortunately for the Flyers, there was no stopping the tying goal by Lee.

Third period shots were 14-7 Flyers in a very strong overall period for the club. Frost, Laughton, Noah Cates and the third period goal scorers continued to shine for Philadelpha. Third period scoring attempts were 11-7 in the Flyers' favor (5-3 in high-danger chances). Overtime shots were 3-2 New York.

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