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.

Two-point effort Thursday

Long Island native Billy Joel once sang, “Don’t ask me why.” But maybe the Flyers should ask that after suffering their 22nd loss of the season, the sixth-most in the NHL. Time is ticking. They cannot ask for favors with just 32 games left.

The Flyers are now 1-7-1 on the second night of a back-to-back game. Tyson Foerster scored the lone goal for the Orange and Black in the first period.

The Flyers struggle in the second half of a back-to-back rolls on. With a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Friday night, they are now 1-7-1 on Day 2. It comes after a 6-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday, moving their record to 5-3-2 on Day 1.

The Philadelphia Flyers are back in action tonight as they take on the New York Islanders in the second game of a back-to-back.