The Flyers sprinted, stumbled, and then rode the shootout to another win.

Trevor Zegras, who had already scored on a slick power-play goal in the second period, set the tone with a deliberately slow first few steps and then a dizzying charge in toward the net.

Sam Ersson, who had already made a game-saving stop on a 2-on-1 rush late in the third period, remained the ever patient and unshakeable goaltender in the extra round, and then Travis Konecny cut in across the crease and dragged the winning shot across his body to the top-left corner.

The Flyers beat the New York Islanders, 4-3, on the road Black Friday up in Belmont – albeit quietly under the shadow of an Eagles disaster back in South Philly.

The Delaware Valley might want to start paying a bit more attention, though, provided i

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