This was not the kind of win the New York Islanders want to bottle, but it is the kind of win they will absolutely take. Trailing entering the third and trading chances in a way that runs counter to Patrick Roy’s structure-first principles, the Isles still climbed out with a 5–4 comeback victory Saturday in Ottawa, capped by Anders Lee’s go-ahead goal with 1:03 to play.
“It was one of those nights,” Lee said after the game. “You don’t want to see that every night, but it doesn’t matter — we found a way.