New York Islanders captain Anders Lee will undergo surgery this week and miss the rest of the season, general manager Lou Lamoriello announced Wednesday.
Lamoriello confirmed that Lee's injury is a torn ACL, according to The Athletic's Arthur Staple.
The forward suffered the torn ACL in a game against the New Jersey Devils last week. He was in visible pain on the ice after getting tangled up with Devils forward Pavel Zacha.
#Isles Anders Lee crawling on the ice in intense pain as he gets tripped up with a #NJDevils player. Not a good sight for Islanders fans 👀 pic.twitter.com/2qBGnatL0k
— Hockey Hound (@HockeyHoundShow) March 12, 2021
The 30-year-old leads the Islanders with 12 goals this season and also accumulated seven assists in 27 games. The Islanders currently sit in second place in the East Division.
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