Leddy’s OT goal lifts Islanders to 1-0 win over Flyers

<p>PHILADELPHIA &mdash; Nick Leddy scored 2:23 into overtime and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to lift the New York Islanders to a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night.</p>
<p>After both goalies were stellar throughout the contest, Leddy scored a fluke goal when his backhand pass went off the skate of Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim and through the legs of goalie Brian Elliott.</p>
<p>The victory sent the Islanders past the Pittsburgh Penguins into second place in the East Division. New York is two points behind first-place Washington.</p>
<p>Elliott made 27 saves, including several stellar stops late in the third period.</p>
<p>Philadelphia is 10 points back of Boston for the final playoff spot in the East Division.</p>
<p>It was the sixth time in eight games in the season series that the game went past regulation.</p>
<p>Jordan Eberle and Jean-Gabriel Pageau assisted on the game-winner that ended a long scoreless drought. The Islanders hadn’t scored since early in the second period two games ago.</p>
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