(My Sportsbook) - Someone forgot to tell the New York Islanders that their All-Star break was over, as the team put forward a lifeless effort in a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.

To make matters worse, the Isles lost defenseman Kenny Jonsson just five seconds after the opening face off when he was crunched into the boards on a clean check from Jeremy Roenick.

"All I was trying to do was finish my check," Roenick said, "I don't even know what happened or where he hit the glass. All I know is I was trying to finish, and I did it real good."

Jonsson, who has suffered numerous concussions during his nine year career, was diagnosed with a post-traumatic migraine. Head coach Peter Laviolette said after the game that the injury was not serious, but did not know how long the former captain of the Isles would be sidelined.

As one defenseman was lost, another one returned for the Isles, who got a boost on their blue line with the return of Adrian Aucoin, who returned to the lineup for the first time since January 13. He had been out with a groin injury.

After a Mattias Timander turnover led to Philly's first goal, Roman Hamrlik knotted the score at 7:46 of the opening stanza. Arron Asham threaded a pass to the front of the net for Hamrlik, who was able to slip the puck underneath a sliding Roman Cechmanek.

With six seconds remaining on an Isles power-play midway through the final stanza, Asham was whistled for a high-sticking penalty that led to the eventual game-winning goal on the Flyers' ensuing man-advantage.

"I had my stick up so I guess it was the right call," Asham said. "It was unfortunate because it cost us the game."

The team from Long Island seemed to awaken from their slumber late in the game as the team peppered Cechmanek with 12 shots in the final 20 minutes and forced the Czech goaltender to make two big saves in the final minute.

"We had a few point-blank shots," Laviolette said. "It seemed like we had more quality chances."

With a victory, the Islanders (24-21-5-2) could have moved seven points behind the Flyers (28-14-8-2), the second-place team in the Atlantic Division, and could have strengthened their hold on seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

"This was an opportunity to make a statement that the Islanders are for real," said goaltender Rick DiPietro, who stopped 30 of 32 shots in his fourth start of the season. "It's a tough one to swallow."

WHAT'S NEXT

The Isles will head to Washington on Friday before beginning a brief two-game homestand. Buffalo and Tampa Bay will both visit the Nassau Coliseum on the stand.