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NEW YORK -- After losing twice on goals in the closing minutes during their recent road trip, the New York Islanders were relieved to get a late win after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period.Anders Lee scored the tiebreaking goal with 27 seconds remaining to lift the Islanders to a 5-3 victory over the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.Thomas Hickey took a pass from Johnny Boychuk and fired a slap shot from the point that deflected off Lees stick and past goalie Matt Murray.We had that puck luck, Lee said. We just have to grind it out. Tonight we were able to come through with a game-winning goal. Was a great shot and I was able to tip in. Weve faced enough adversity for a season. Tonight we were able to find a way.Hickey called it relief more than elation, adding, It was nice to get something to go our way. ... It was a great pass by Johnny and a great tip by Anders.Then, with Murray pulled on the ensuing faceoff, Nikolay Kulemin scored into the empty net 3 seconds later to seal the win and give the Islanders consecutive victories for the second time this season.Boychuk, Jason Chimera and Casey Cizikas also scored, and Thomas Greiss made 31 saves.New York, which lost twice on goals in the final 3 minutes of regulation at Los Angeles and San Jose last week before beating Calgary at home in overtime on Monday, has won three of five.Conor Sheary, Justin Schultz and Evgeni Malkin scored in the first 13:08 of the third period to tie the score for the Penguins. Murray finished with 25 saves.Sometimes you can try to work your way back but it doesnt always work out that way, Pittsburghs Sidney Crosby said. We were able to tie it up and unfortunately not at least force overtime.The Islanders had not scored more than two goals in their last eight games -- including a 3-2, 14-round shootout win at Anaheim on Nov. 22.Trailing 3-0 after two periods, the Penguins came out aggressive in the third and quickly got on the scoreboard when Sheary knocked in a rebound past Greiss 32 seconds in.Phil Kessel had a breakaway a minute later but was stoned by Greiss.Schultz pulled the Penguins within one when he skated in across the left faceoff circle and fired a shot top shelf with 9:20 remaining. Malkin then tied it with a wrister past Greiss 2:28 later with his ninth of the season.The Islanders made it 2-0 at 2:10 of the second on a goal credited to Chimera. Scott Mayfield fired a shot from the right slot and the puck bounced off several players before hitting Chimeras skate and off Murray and slowly trickling over the line before the goalie could stop it. It was Chimeras second of the season.Pittsburgh was called for two penalties seconds apart about 8 minutes into the second. After being whistled for too many men, Matt Cullen was called for a delay of game faceoff violation for falling on the puck on the ensuing faceoff. The Islanders managed six shots on the two-man advantage, including a diving glove save by Murray on a shot by John Tavares from the right side.You knew that after the 2-minute 5-on-3 where we didnt score, it always comes back to haunt you a little bit, New York coach Jack Capuano said. Our guys battled right to the end and we found a way to win.Cizikas made it 3-0 with 2:39 left in the second with his third, tipping in the deflection of a shot by Andrew Ladd.Boychuk got the Islanders on the scoreboard first, firing a slap shot from outside the right faceoff circle into the left side of the night on Murrays blocker side with 13 seconds left in the opening period. It was Boychuks third of the season, and first since Oct. 23.Game notes Patric Hornqvist returned for the Penguins after missing six games due to a concussion. ... Pittsburgh was 0 for 3 on the power play and has not scored in 16 opportunities over the last five games. ... The Penguins won the first two meetings, 4-2 at home on Oct. 27 and 3-2 in OT here on Nov. 18. The teams final matchup will be March 24 at Pittsburgh. ... Islanders F Ryan Strome returned to the lineup after being a healthy scratch the previous two games. ... D Adam Pelech was out after sustaining an upper body injury in Monday nights OT win over Calgary. 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Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. Hydro Flask Store Sale . There was no hesitation from the 40th-ranked Pospisil, from Vernon, B.C., who admitted that he cut back on his training sessions over the last few days to conserve energy as the long ATP season finishes next week at the Paris Masters. Rangpur Riders 126 for 1 (Shahzad 51*, Mithun 45*) beat Comilla Victorians 122 for 5 (Samuels 52, Rubel 2-27) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsRangpur Riders continued their fine run in this years BPL, crushing Comilla Victorians by nine wickets. While Rangpur rejoiced and took their points tally to eight after five games, defending champions Comilla lurched to their fifth successive defeat.Mohammad Shahzad and Mohammad Mithun added 97 runs for the unbroken second-wicket partnership as Rangpur finished the 123-run chase with three overs to spare. Batting first, Comilla stuggled to 122 for 5, the tournaments lowest score by any team that has lost five wickets while batting first in their quota of 20 overs.They got off to yet another poor start when Imrul Kayes was given leg-before after he attempted to kick away a Sohag Gazi delivery that was going past his charge. The other opener, Liton Das, was run out after a mix-up following a misfield at mid-off.Ahmed Shehzad and Marlon Samuels stood out in the scorecard, with scores of 52 each, but they struggled for most of their 64-run third-wicket stand. In the ninth over, Shehzad broke a boundary duck that lasted 35 deliveries and struck two more fours, and a six over midwicket, to get to his half-century before Shahid Afridi held on to a skier in the 17th over.Samuels struck only one bounndary during the third-wicket partnership, but later struck two more fours and two sixes.dddddddddddd. Rubel, in the middle of a good last over, removed Samuels and Tanvir off the last two balls.Rangpurs batsmen did not have any problems as their opposition in the chase, despite the early loss of Soumya Sarkar. He struck two fours and a six, all sweetly-timed before getting caught at midwicket in the fourth over, having made 22 off 15 balls.Shahzad and Mithun calmed things down and picked singles regularly but also found fours and sixes to entertain a packed stadium. Shahzad was uncharacteristically quiet as he struck only two fours in the Powerplay. Samuels dropped a sitter at third-man off his upper cut in the eighth over, when Shahzad was on 14, after which the batsman quickly lifted his strike rate with sixes off Rashid Khan and Mohammad Saifuddin, the last of which sealed the win and gave him a second fifty in the competition.Mithun was an able ally, batting at a higher tempo for most of their partnership. He got off the mark with a six over long-on off Mashrafe Mortaza in the sixth over before hitting sixes off Nabil Samad and Rashid. He was unbeaten on 45 off 39 balls while Shahzad was not out on 51 off 49 balls. Wholesale NFL Hoodies Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Black Jerseys NFL Jerseys From China Cheap NFL T-shirts Youth NFL Jerseys Cheap Discount NFL Jerseys ' ' '