Lee scores late as Isles edge Penguins

UNIONDALE, N. Y. — Anders Lee scored on the power play late in the third period to lift the New York Islanders over the Pittsburgh Penguins 4- 3 on Saturday night, snapping a five- game skid.

Lee scored with 2: 44 left after Pittsburgh’s Teddy Blueger was penalized for delay of game. It was the fourth goal this season for the Islanders captain. Ryan Pulock and Mathew Barzal had assists.

Semyon Varlamov made 28 saves for the Islanders.

Jake Guentzel put the Penguins ahead 3- 2 at 3: 19 of the third before Cal Clutterbuck tied it for the Islanders with his first goal of the season at 8: 23.

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby assisted on Guentzel’s fourth goal of the season. Crosby has 114 points against Islanders, the most of any active player against one team.

Jordan Eberle opened the scoring for the Islanders with a slick backhand goal at 10: 22 of the first period.

Pittsburgh tied it when rookie defenseman PierreOliver Joseph scored his first NHL goal, beating Varlamov with a shot from the left circle at 13: 43. Crosby immediately scooped up the souvenir puck for his 21- year- old teammate, who was acquired by Pittsburgh in a trade that send forward Phil Kessel to Arizona in June 2019.

Eberle scored his second of the game and fifth of the season at 15: 45 of the first.

The Penguins had the better of play in the second and finally tied it for a second time when Evgeni Malkin benefited from a turnover in the Islanders’ zone and buried the puck past Varlamov at 19: 44.

It was the second goal this season for Malkin, who has 31 goals and 48 assists in 65 career games against the Islanders.