Islanders' Anders Lee to undergo surgery for torn ACL, out for season
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 π pic.twitter.com/2qBGnatL0k
β 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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