Islanders rally past Senators 5-4 as Lee nets late winner

Anders Lee scored with 1:03 remaining to lift the New York Islanders to a 5-4 comeback win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon in Ottawa, completing a rally that erased multiple leads by the home team. The victory was New York’s second straight, while Ottawa dropped to 2-4 on the season.

Lee stripped the puck from Jordan Spence, moved in on net and beat Linus Ullmark five hole for the winner. Kyle Palmieri had tied the game for the Islanders six minutes into the third period on a drop pass from Mathew Barzal. Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots for New York, and Lee added two assists. Linus Ullmark made 18 saves for Ottawa.

The teams combined for six goals in the second period as leads changed repeatedly. David Perron opened the scoring with a power-play goal late in the first period. Ottawa extended the lead early in the middle frame when Shane Pinto scored, but the Islanders answered through Emil Heineman and Bo Horvat to level the game. Tim Stutzle put Ottawa back ahead later in the period and finished with a goal and an assist, while Max Shabanov and Dylan Cozens also scored for Ottawa during the second period sequence. Pinto earned a penalty shot at 2:23 of the third...