Anders Lee had two goals and four points Thursday night for the New York Islanders, who lost Bo Horvat to a lower-body injury while beating the Anaheim Ducks ‌5-2 in Elmont, N.Y.

Horvat, ⁠who leads the Islanders with 31 points (19 goals and 12 assists), got tied up with Ducks defenseman Drew Helleson and immediately exited the ice. The Islanders announced he was done for the night just before the third period.

Winners of five of their last six games and entering Thursday in third place in the Metropolitan Division, the Islanders lost defenseman Alexander Romanov (right shoulder) and right winger Kyle Palmieri (torn left ACL) to season-ending injuries ‌last month.

Travis Mitchell opened ‌the ⁠scoring for the Islanders before Anders ⁠Lee added a pair to secure a 3-0 lead at the first inte

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