Not only did the New York Islanders drop a 5-3 decision to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, but they’ve also now lost Maxim Tsyplakov for the next handful of games. He delivered an illegal headshot to Flyers’ forward Ryan Poehling,

The Islanders won’t have Maxim Tsyplakov for the next three games, with the left winger receiving a three-game suspension for his hit against the Flyers’ Ryan Poehling — an illegal check to the head — during Thursday’s game,

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.