NEW YORK (AP) — Anders Lee scored twice and had two assists, and David Rittich made 31 saves as the New York Islanders beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Thursday night.

Simon Holmstrom had a goal and two assists and defensemen Travis Mitchell and Ryan Pulock each scored as the Islanders won for the fifth time in six games.

Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry scored for Anaheim, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.

Islanders leading scorer Bo Horvat left about seven minutes into the second with a lower-body injury after he became tangled with Anaheim defenseman Drew Helleson.

The Islanders took a 3-0 lead in the opening period, starting with Mitchell’s first NHL goal. The 26-year-old was playing his seventh game following his recall from Bridgeport of the AHL.

Lee made it 2-0, beating Ducks netminder Ville Husso on the power play. The Islanders captain scored again with the man advantage late in the first, his eighth goal. Lee has 297 career goals, fifth-most in franchise history.

Carlsson rifled a shot past Rittich in the second for his team-leading 17th goal.

Terry made it 3-2 with a short-handed goal early in the third. The Islanders pulled away when Holmstrom scored his sixth and Pulock added his first.

The Islanders are 14-6-2 in their last 22 games and continued strong play against top-tier competition since losing to Washington on Nov. 30. New York has since defeated Tampa Bay twice, plus Colorado and Vegas.

Rittich improved to 7-3-1 with a sharp performance against the improved Ducks, who have 19 wins in 31 games.

Husso made 32 saves.

Up next

Ducks: At New Jersey on Saturday.

Islanders: Host Tampa Bay on Saturday.

ELMONT, NY --New York Islanders forward Bo Horvat did not return against the Anaheim Ducks after he sustained an apparent lower-body injury in the second period. 

Horvat's right skate got tangled up with Anaheim Ducks defenseman Drew Helleson. The Islanders' leading goal scorer stayed down before quickly getting to the Islanders bench. 

He went right down the tunnel at 13:08 of the second:

Bo Horvat was hurt on this play pic.twitter.com/iV0niJna9s

— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) December 12, 2025

He did not come out for the third period. 

Horvat, 30, has 31 points (19 goals, 12 assists) in 32 games played this season.

Follow Michael Whitaker On X

Detroit Red Wings fans can breathe a little easier thanks to the latest update from head coach Todd McLellan concerning the health of defenseman Simon Edvinsson.

Edvinsson departed Wednesday evening's game against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome after he was felled by a lower-body injury after blocking a shot, and he was subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the contest. 

The Red Wings called up defenseman Erik Gustafsson from the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins under emergency conditions on Thursday morning, sparking fears that Edvinsson could be unavailable because of his injury.

However, according to McLellan, Edvinsson is with the team in Edmonton for Thursday evening's tilt against the Oilers and is expected to suit up. 

"The latest on Simon is that he's in there (points toward dressing room) and is getting ready to play," McLellan explained to reporters at Rogers Place. 

Bookmark The Hockey News Detroit Red Wings team site to stay connected to the latest news, game-day coverage, and player features. 

Edvinsson had already missed time earlier this season because of an illness. He's appeared in 28 games so far in the campaign and ranks second overall behind only Moritz Seider in total ice time per outing, and has three goals with six assists along with a positive plus-six rating. 

During Wednesday's game, the Red Wings built up a comfortable 4-0 lead by the end of the second period and appeared well in position to cruise to another shutout victory like they enjoyed on Monday against the Vancouver Canucks. 

However, the Flames made life extremely tense for the Red Wings by scoring three third-period goals. While Detroit ultimately pulled out a 4-3 win, there wasn't much time to work on the things that went wrong against the Flames with another game to play less than 24 hours later. 

"You can't fix everything without a practice, and we addressed a few of the areas that we liked in the game last night, and there was a lot to like," McLellan said about the club's preparation for Thursday's game. "But there were also some areas that we needed to clean up. Anything that we thought would be really relevant to today's game against Edmonton in that short period of time, we tried to blend together for our pre-game meeting." 

Red Wings Hold Off Flames With 4-3 Victory in Calgary While things got dicey for the Detroit Red Wings, they held off the Calgary Flames and picked up a 4-3 victory at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

The Red Wings and Oilers are scheduled to drop the puck just after 9:00 p.m. ET.

It's their second and final meeting of the season, barring a matchup in the Stanley Cup Final; Detroit defeated Edmonton at Little Caesars Arena on Oct. 19 by a 4-2 final score, which included the first career goal of rookie Emmitt Finnie. 

Never miss a story by adding us to your Google News favorites!

For action-packed issues, access to the entire magazine archive and a free issue, subscribe to The Hockey News at THN.com/free. Get the latest news and trending stories by subscribing to our newsletter here. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com or creating your own post in our community forum.

After a winless, pointless three-game homestand, the Senators will try to right their ship on the road Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio.

They’ll face the Blue Jackets, who have almost the same record as Ottawa, sitting just two points ahead of them. But with the Senators losing three straight, five of their last six, and plummeting in the Eastern Conference standings, the calibre of their opposition should be the last thing on anyone's minds.

Senators head coach Travis Green continues to fiddle with his forward lines, hoping to find some chemistry.

Nick Cousins is back down on the fourth line after starting the last game with Tim Stützle and Fabian Zetterlund. Brady Tkachuk takes his spot on that line, while David Perron moves up from the fourth line to play with Dylan Cozens and Drake Batherson. 

Kurtis MacDermid draws into the lineup, meaning Steven Halliday and Olle Lycksell take a seat. There’s a good chance MacDermid and Blue Jackets tough guy Mathieu Olivier find each other at some point.

But when you’re in a slump, you look for lucky charms wherever you can find them: in MacDermid’s eight games this season, the Senators have gone 5-1-2.

Linus Ullmark will start in goal.

Senators projected lineup

Tkachuk – Stützle – Zetterlund
Perron – Cozens – Batherson
Amadio – Greig – Giroux
MacDermid – Eller – Cousins

Sanderson – Zub
Kleven – Spence
Matinpalo – Jensen

Starting goalie: Ullmark

Weird stat of the day: Daniel Alfredsson celebrates his 53rd birthday in Columbus. According to NHL.com, in his long NHL career, Alfredsson only ever played three times on his birthday.

The Blue Jackets come into this game losers of three straight as well.

Blue Jackets projected lineup (according to nhl.com)

Voronkov – Monahan – Marchenko
Johnson – Fantilli – Jenner
Wood – Coyle – Sillinger
Gaunce – Lundestrom – Chinakhov

Werenski – Provorov
Mateychuk – Severson
Smith – Fabbro

Starting goalie: Merzlikins 

Steve Warne
The Hockey News Ottawa