Another night, and another round of emotions while dealing with the NHL’s greatest, or worst, mystery box — goaltender interference.

For the Islanders to win seven of their past nine games, finally beginning to turn their season in the right direction, a lot of things had to start going right all at once.

I’m going to call this game the first “must-win” for the Flyers heading down the stretch given the Islanders are one point behind them in the standings, but have three games in hand…. New York have also won five in a row,

The New York Islanders (22-20-7) dug deep. They won their fifth game in a row, closing out a very successful homestand with an emphatic third period against the Colorado Avalanche (29-21-2).

Sorokin made 30 saves in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche. The 29-year-old netminder was locked in a 1-1 tie through two periods with Mackenzie Blackwood. but the Isles' offense broke things open in the third.

A single-save effort saw New York Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin secure his 16th win of the season Saturday. Originally serving as backup with Marcus

First off Tuesday

The New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers will square off for the third time in two weeks on Thursday night when they reconvene in Philadelphia. The Flyers visited Long Island for a matchup with the Islanders on Jan.

Sorokin stopped the only shot he faced in relief of Marcus Hogberg (upper body) in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Hurricanes.

Receiving starting nod

Sorokin stopped 29 of 30 shots in Friday's 3-1 win over the Flyers.