Islanders move up to second in Metropolitan with win against Jets

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueCasey Cizikas tied the game with 1:46 remaining and Jordan Eberle scored his second goal 33 seconds later to rally the Islanders to a 5-4 winWINNIPEG -- The New York Islanders moved into second place in the Metropolitan Division by rallying from down two in the third period for a 5-4 win against the Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place on Thursday.The Islanders fell behind 4-2 when Mark Scheifele scored his Jets-leading 36th goal at 6:46 of the third on the power play. After Jordan Eberle scored to make it 4-3 at 7:49, Casey Cizikas tied it 4-4 with 1:46 left, and Eberle scored 33 seconds later to give New York a 5-4 lead with 1:13 remaining."Just the mindset of our bench, you could feel it," said Eberle, who had an assist for his first three-point game since March 22, 2018. Pittsburgh has a game in hand on New York and Washington.Ryan Pulock had three assists, and Robin Lehner made 33 saves for the Islanders, who are 4-3-0 in their past seven games and were coming off a 4-0 loss at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday."We all know how tight it is, and we really needed a win," Lehner said. The NHL Situation Room reviewed the goal and determined Lowry did not direct the puck into the net with a distinct kicking motion.Lowry scored his second goal of the night to make it 2-0 at 6:11 of the first period when he tipped Jacob Trouba's point shot past Lehner.Mathew Barzal scored his first goal in 20 games to pull the Islanders to within 2-1 at 10:19.Tanev scored at 3:46 of the second period to give the Jets a 3-1 lead.Anders Lee scored on a 5-on-3 power play at 6:06 to make it 3-2."It's probably the biggest win of the year right now," Pulock said. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL.