Lee has 3 points, Islanders defeat Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C -- Anders Lee scored for a third straight game and had two assists for the New York Islanders in a 5-4 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Saturday.

Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat and Mike Reilly each had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Sorokin made 36 saves for the Islanders (16-8-9), who have earned points in 17 of their past 19 games (11-2-6).

“Our compete was great tonight, and we played a full 60 minutes,” said Lee, the New York captain. “Just a good hockey game from our group. We needed that tonight. To beat this team, you have to have everyone going, and we really did.”

Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho, Jaccob Slavin and Stefan Noesen scored, and Andrei Svechnikov and Martin Necas each had two assists for the Hurricanes (17-13-4), whose point streak ended at six games (3-0-3). Pyotr Kochetkov made 23 saves.

“I didn’t love the way we were going about the game to start,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “They made some nice plays on their goals. We were on their guy, but not quite on him. They finished their chances.”

New York’s Sebastian Aho made it 1-0 at 11:19 of the first period when the defenseman scored on a long rebound above the circles.

Teravainen tied it 1-1 at 12:22. Sorokin stopped a redirection in front by Seth Jarvis, but Teravainen reached behind the goalie to tap in the loose puck.

Nelson took a pass in the slot from Reilly before turning for a wrist shot that gave the Islanders a 2-1 lead at 14:43.

“I thought we did getting some zone time, getting some secondary pucks and generating some chances when they were out of the man-on-man structure,” Nelson said. “We wanted to try and fire as many pucks as we could. It’s something you’re always looking to do each and every night to try to generate some more [offensive]-zone (time).”

Horvat one-timed a shot from the right circle that went off Kochetkov’s right pad and into the net for a 3-1 lead at 18:25.

Carolina’s Aho cut it to 3-2 with a power-play goal at 59 seconds of the second period. Michael Bunting whiffed on a shot in the slot before sliding the puck to Aho for a one-timer in the left circle.

“We gave them goals too easily,” Aho said. “It’s tough to chase. I thought we [made] a great effort to try and come back, and [we] almost did."

Reilly one-timed a feed from Mathew Barzal at 14:12 to give New York a 4-2 lead.

Necas circled the net and passed to Slavin for a one-timer to cut it to 4-3 at 1:56 of the third period.

Lee gave New York a 5-3 lead at 3:44 when he scored five-hole from the right circle.

Noesen scored at the left post on the power play at 9:17 for the 5-4 final.

Necas had a goal disallowed at 13:49 when video review confirmed he kicked the puck into the net.

“It’s chaotic when you play those guys,” Islanders forward Cal Clutterbuck said. “I really don’t think people understand that their game plan is to just get the puck and throw it at the net. That’s the way they play, especially in this building, every time. They’re going to get a couple bounces here or there, and you’re going to need a couple to beat them.”

The Hurricanes have three wins in their past 11 games (3-5-3).

“I think we’ve played better than our record,” Brind’Amour said. “I think we deserved more points out of some of (the games), but we haven’t done it. So, we’re in a tough spot.

“Right now, it’s a little disappointing.”

NOTES: Lee has three goals and two assists in a three-game goal and point streak. … Noah Dobson had an assist and led all skaters in ice time (28:08), the third time he has played at least 28 minutes in the past five games. … New York’s Aho was plus-4 for the first time in his NHL career. … Slavin and Carolina defenseman Brent Burns were each minus-3.