Matt Read scored two goals, Steve Mason made 36 saves, and the streaking Flyers beat the Islanders 5-2 on Saturday night to finally even their record.

The Flyers are 10-10-2 after their sixth win in seven games. They are 6-0-1 in that span and 9-3-2 since a 1-7 start.

The Avalanche are off to a soaring start this season, even if they pretend they're nothing more than an average NHL team.

"We're playing like we're a .500 hockey team and not a 14-2 team. That's the key," Matt Duchene said. "You stay grounded and you stay humble and hungry."

Semyon Varlamov stopped 33 shots and Nick Holden scored his first NHL goal to break a second-period tie, giving the Avalanche a 4-1 win over the Capitals on Sunday night.

The Avalanche are off to a franchise-best 14-2 start under new coach Patrick Roy.

With Alex Ovechkin at home nursing an injury, the Capitals put together their best offensive effort of the season in a 7-0 rout of the Flyers on Friday night.

Joel Ward's third-period goal that made it 7-0 sparked a brawl. Just 9 seconds later, Philadelphia's Wayne Simmonds fought Washington's Tom Wilson. Flyers goalie Ray Emery then took on Braden Holtby in another bout.