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Islanders’ Offense Wakes Up, 11-Game Losing Streak Ends With Victory Over Senators

OTTAWA, Ontario (CBSNewYork/AP) — Anders Lee had had two goals and the New York Islanders snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

Oliver Wahlstrom, Kieffer Bellows and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored for New York, which last won on Nov. 6. Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 shots.

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Josh Norris, Nick Holden and Alex Formenton scored for Ottawa, which had its three-game winning streak halted. Filip Gustavsson made 22 saves in losing his fourth consecutive start.

The Islanders extended their lead to 4-1 at the six-minute mark of the third period as Bellows shot over Gustavsson.