The Islanders, limping to the finish with No. 1 goalie Ilya Sorokin (lower body) injured, lost their third straight after a 7-6 overtime loss in Nashville on Tuesday in which they couldn’t hold a two-goal lead over the final three minutes of regulation and a 9-2 embarrassment to the rival Rangers on Thursday night at UBS Arena.

The New York Islanders stuck around in the playoff race all season long, but a lousy stretch over the last few weeks has pushed them out of the running. Thanks

Bobby Brink scored the only goal of the shootout, beating Marcus Hogberg to the glove side on the fifth try to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday. The loss eliminated New York from the Eastern Conference playoff race.