NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 19: Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders celebrates his goal at 6:32 of the first period against the Detroit Red Wings at the Barclays Center on December 19, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Islanders explode for 4 goals on same 5-minute power play

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A five-minute penalty against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night turned into a goal barrage for the trigger-happy New York Islanders.

Detroit forward Tyler Bertuzzi got mixed up with New York tough guy Cal Clutterbuck at the 6:33 mark of the third period and received a five-minute major penalty for slashing and a game misconduct.

That's when the fun kicked off:

The Islanders proceeded to score four unanswered goals in the span of 4:37. All four came on the same power play, as Brock Nelson, Anders Lee, Nick Leddy, and Josh Bailey all found the back of the net.

Detroit ended up tying the game at six with less than a minute to play, but the Islanders completed the comeback in overtime, as Nelson notched his hat-trick on the game-winning OT goal.

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