By Canadian Press

Lee scores twice, Islanders snap 11-game losing streak with 5-3 win over Senators

Dec 7, 2021 | 8:50 PM

OTTAWA — Anders Lee scored twice, and the New York Islanders snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

Oliver Wahlstrom, Kieffer Bellows and  former Senator Jean-Gabriel Pageau  also scored for New York (6-10-5), which had last won on Nov. 6. Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 shots.

Josh Norris, Nick Holden and Alex Formenton scored for Ottawa, (7-16-1), which saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.

Filip Gustavsson, who made 22 saves, has now lost his last four starts. 

The Islanders extended their lead to 4-1 at the six-minute mark of the third period as Bellows roofed a shot over Gustavsson, but Ottawa was able to cut the lead in half two minutes later as Holden scored his first of the season.

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Pageau scored his third of the season at the 12-minute mark of the third, taking advantage of some confusion in front of the Seantors’ net.

Formenton picked up his fifth of the season with a short-handed goal to round out the scoring.

After a scoreless period, the Islanders led 3-1 after 40 minutes.

Lee opened the scoring three minutes into the second when he picked up his own rebound and backhanded it into the net.

Ottawa tied the game on a power play goal by Norris, who one-timed it past Sorokin.

Wahlstrom restored the Islanders’ lead when was able to walk in on Gustavsson and beat him shortside at 14:06 of the period. Just 27 seconds later, Lee scored his second of the night as he picked up a puck that took a weird bounce off the back boards and beat Gustavsson from in close.

Both teams had a number of solid chances in the opening period. Sorokin made a huge save on Tim Stutzle late in the period that left the 19-year-old shaking his head.

Notes: Senators defencemen Victor Mete and Michael Del Zotto and forward Adam Gaudette were healthy scratches. The Islanders Matt Martin was a scratch as he is dealing with a lingering injury. Casey Cizikas remains the Islanders last player in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 7, 2021.

Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press