NEW YORK (AP) — Anders Lee scored twice and had two assists, and David Rittich made 31 saves in the New York jersey Islanders beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Thursday night.
Simon Holmström scored one goal and two assists and defenders Travis Mitchell And Ryan Pulock each scored as the Islanders won for the fifth time in six games.
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Leo Carlsson And Troy Terry scored for Anaheim, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Islanders top scorer Bo Horvat left about seven minutes into the second with a lower-body injury after tangling with the Anaheim defender Drew Helleson.
The Islanders took a 3-0 lead in the first period, starting with Mitchell’s first NHL goal. The 26-year-old was playing his seventh game after being recalled from Bridgeport to the AHL.
Lee made it 2-0 by beating the Ducks goalie City Husso on the power play. The Islanders captain scored again with the power play late in the first, his eighth goal. Lee has 297 career goals, fifth most in franchise history.
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Carlsson fired a shot past Rittich in the second for his team-best 17th goal.
Terry made it 3-2 with a short-handed goal early in the third. The Islanders pulled away when Holmstrom scored his sixth and Pulock added his first.
The Islanders are 14-6-2 in their last 22 games and have continued to play solidly against top competition since losing to Washington on November 30. New York has since beaten Tampa Bay twice, as well as Colorado and Vegas.
Rittich improved to 7-3-1 with a strong performance against the improved Ducks, who have 19 wins in 31 games.
Husso made 32 saves.
Following
Ducks: At New Jersey on Saturday.
Islanders: Host Tampa Bay on Saturday.
