The New York Islanders beat another opponent that has checked itself out of the wild card race, though it took a while on Saturday afternoon to pull ahead of the Detroit Red Wings for a 4-1 win.
Anders Lee had two of the Islanders’ four goals, which all came in the third period after the Red Wings had taken a lead in the final minute of the second.
Ilya Sorokin had a low-labor afternoon, but he did need to make a handful of high-quality stops among the 23 shots he faced.
That all combines for a 4-1-1 run for the Islanders, who hop back into the first wild card with 72 points but four more games played than the three pursuers below them.