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The Islanders are set to welcome back forward Jonathan Drouin to the lineup after he's missed the last five games.
The New York Islanders host the Tampa Bay Lightning after Anders Lee's two-goal game against the Anaheim Ducks in the Islanders' 5-2 win.
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Islanders silence doubters; how they’re doing it
Another Kelly and SportsLogiq-led stat to back this up: rush chances and rush goals. Last season, the Islanders were 22nd in rush chances and 15th in rush goals. This season, they’re 13th and 3rd, respectively. The Islanders are using their foot speed to generate offense whenever given space to operate.
Anthony Duclair, with his first goal in 14 games off rookie Cal Ritchie’s backhand feed at 5:30 of the third period, gave the Islanders their first two-goal lead since a 5-0 win in Detroit on Nov. 20 that ended a 6-1-0 road trip.
Just over a month ago, Casey Cizikas was in the middle of one of the worst stretches of his career. He knew how bad things were, which was part of the problem.