Isles hold on to beat Lightning

TAMPA, FLA. » Anders Lee scored twice and the New York Islanders held on after nearly blowing a four-goal lead, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 Saturday night.

John Tavares had a goal and two assists, and Andrew Ladd and Brock Nelson also scored for the Islanders (11-6-2), who ended Tampa Bay’s five-game winning streak and handed the Lightning (15-3-2) just their third regulation loss.

Josh Bailey had three assists and Thomas Griess stopped 36 shots to improve to 4-0-1 in his last five starts.

Yanni Gourde had two goals and Ondrej Palat had the other for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy had 27 saves. BLACKHAWKS 2, PENGUINS 1 » Artem Anisimov scored a power-play goal in the third period, and Chicago continued its winning streak against Pittsburgh.

Anisimov scored his 10th goal of the season just 21 seconds after Pittsburgh tied the game. Gustav Forsling scored his second for the Blackhawks, who won their eighth straight against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins. CAPITALS 3, WILD 1» Alex Ovechkin returned from taking a puck to the face, T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist and Washington Capitals snapped Minnesota’s winning streak at four.

Behind goals from Oshie, Dmitry Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov and 30 saves by goaltender Braden Holtby, the Capitals stopped their skid at two and won their fifth consecutive game at home. MAPLE LEAFS 6, CANADIENS 0» Ron Hainsey and Nazem Kadri scored 37 seconds apart in the second period, Frederik Andersen stopped 33 shots for his second straight shutout, and Toronto beat Montreal for its sixth straight win. HURRICANES 3, SABRES 1 » Sebastian Aho scored with 4:45 remaining to lift Carolina over Buffalo for its third straight win. KINGS 4, PANTHERS 0 » Johnny Brodzinski scored his first NHL goal, and Andy Adreoff scored his first of the season to lead the Los Angeles past Florida. COYOTES 3, SENATORS 2 » Anthony Duclair scored in overtime to complete a hat trick and Arizona beat Ottawa for its second straight victory.