It's been a Jekyll and Hyde season for Anders Lee.
The New York Islanders forward scored twice in a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night, giving him 11 goals in his last 14 games.
His hot streak follows a 14-game stretch in which he failed to score a goal, and he tallied only once in the 18 contests before his current run.
The 26-year-old winger leads the club with 12 goals - three ahead of captain John Tavares - and ranks fourth with 16 points despite the prolonged drought.
The Islanders haven't been able to capitalize on Lee's impressive roll, though. They've gone 4-4-2 in their last 10 games, and they sit in last place in the Eastern Conference with a 12-14-6 record.
New York is relying on Lee to produce and compensate for the offseason departures of Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen, especially in light of high-priced acquisition Andrew Ladd's struggles.
Given Lee's streakiness, it's unlikely his scorching stretch is sustainable, but the Islanders need him to keep it going to have any hope of climbing out of the basement.
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