The Islanders had the momentum, they had the home crowd, they had the game on their sticks entering the third period of this Black Friday matinee.

Twenty minutes later, they exited the building having taken advantage of none of the above, fumbling the momentum from a three-goal comeback in the second period to lose 4-3 on Travis Konecny’s shootout winner for the Flyers, giving the Islanders their third defeat in four on this homestand.

To make matters worse, they also suffered the loss of Kyle Palmieri , who struggled to get off after falling awkwardly in the corner while trying to beat Jamie Drysdale to a puck in the second period.

Travis Konecny scores a goal for the Flyers in the shootout Nov. 28. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post

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