While the New York Islanders and the NHL thought Tsyplakov's hit was clean, the Philadelphia Flyers certainly disagreed.

On Friday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced it has suspended New York Islanders forward Max Tsyplakov for three games for his illegal check to the head of Flyers forward Ryan Poehling on Thursday night. The third game of his suspension is a rematch between the Flyers and Islanders at UBS Arena.

Islanders rookie Maxim Tsyplakov had a target on his back after delivering a hard shoulder check on Poehling, who left the game.

The Flyers had an excellent response to a scary hit on Ryan Poehling as they took over to beat the Islanders, 5-3, Thursday night at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. Poehling was forced out of the game in the first period after taking a check to the area of his shoulder and head.

After a terrible first period, the Flyers pulled off a comeback against the defending champs for their first consecutive wins in a month.

New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov has been suspended for three games without pay for an illegal check to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Ryan Poehling.

Flyers center Ryan Poehling will miss at least two more games after landing on injured reserve Monday morning, per a team announcement. Philadelphia recalled center Rodrigo Abols from AHL Lehigh Valley in a corresponding transaction,

After administering a direct shot to the head of Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling ... Sean Couturier, Garnet Hathaway, Morgan Frost, Cam York, and Noah Cates all found the back of the ...

The Flyers had an excellent response to a scary hit on Ryan Poehling as they took over ... Sean Couturier, Garnet Hathaway, Morgan Frost, Cam York and Noah Cates all scored goals for the Flyers.

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

Ristolainen was the OT hero after a move and a loose puck just trickled by Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon on a rush and a deke lost by Owen Tippett in the blue paint. They've had their ups, and definitely their downs, but for right now, the Flyers are hanging in there.

When the puck drops at 7 o’clock for the Flyers’ matchup with the Detroit Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday night, a few televisions will be burning brightly more than 4,000 miles away. Despite it being after 2 a.