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Flyers look to continue road success against Islanders

Jan 19, 2008 - 2:49 PM Philadelphia (24-15-5) at NY Islanders (23-18-5) 7:00 pm EST

UNIONDALE, New York (Ticker) - The Philadelphia Flyers are playing the part of road warriors as one of the hottest teams in the NHL.

The Flyers are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games and look to extend their road winning streak to a season-high five games on Saturday against Atlantic Division rival New York Islanders.

Philadelphia has scored 19 goals and is 6-for-15 on the power play in its last four road games. The Flyers are also 21-for-22 in killing off the opposition's man-advantage opportunities during the span.

The Flyers are not only scoring goals, but are getting stellar goaltending from the duo of Antero Niittymaki and Martin Biron. In his last six games, Niittymaki is 5-0-1 with a 2.00 goals-against average. Biron is 3-1-0 with a 2.50 GAA in his last four starts.

Biron is 2-0 against the Islanders this season, allowing a total of three goals. Biron is 10-4-0 overall with a pair of shutouts and a 2.03 GAA in 15 games against the Islanders.

New York has also been hot of late, posting an 8-3-3 record in its last 14 games.

Defensemen Brendan Witt (ankle) has missed the last three games and Radek Martinek (leg) hasn't played since December 22. Defenseman Chris Campoli left Wednesday's game, a 3-1 victory over New Jersey, after the first period with a shoulder injury.