#nhl-game

#nhl-game

The New York Islanders kept their surge rolling Thursday night, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 at UBS Arena behind a four-point performance from captain Anders Lee and another steady outing in net from David Rittich. Lee delivered two power-play goals and two assists, powering an opening period in which the Islanders jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Travis Mitchell started the scoring with his first NHL goal - a milestone for the 26-year-old defenseman playing just his seventh game since being recalled from Bridgeport.

Duhaime's goal caused Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky to yank starting goalie Yaroslav Askarov, who stopped eight of 12 shots, in favor of Alex Nedeljkovic. The move did little to inspire or wake up the Sharks, as Ovechkin, playing in what might be his final game in San Jose, scored his second goal, again from right beside the Sharks' net, for a 5-0 Capitals lead at the 2:41 mark of the second.

Honestly, you're not going to get much in terms of the individual stuff, that stuff is so irrelevant. It's a long season and we need everyone, every night there's going to be someone else that steps up, gets some bounces here and there, but we're a group that relies on every single guy in this room, and I think everyone was going tonight.