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He's not dynamic, but Anders Lee is just right for these Islanders

Anders Lee of the Islanders celebrates the game-winning goal by Jordan Eberle against Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on Wednesday in Edmonton, Alberta. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett

Scott Mayfield dropped his broken his stick with 5:45 left in the first overtime Tuesday night, surely giving Islanders fans flashbacks to when the very same thing led to a double-overtime loss to the Flyers two weeks prior.

But then Anders Lee started doing Anders Lee things.

First, he handed his lefty stick to the righthanded Mayfield, because defensemen get priority in such situations.