Los Angeles Kings at New York Islanders

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Los Angeles Kings

17-8-3

Final
3 - 1

New York Islanders

11-12-7

Kings defeat the Islanders 3-1 for their 6th straight win

Mikey Anderson lights the lamp for Kings

The Kings started a seven-game road trip, their longest of the season, with a strong performance. Mikey Anderson added an empty-net goal as Los Angeles improved to 17-8-3 with its eighth victory in 10 games.

Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, who won their previous two.

Kempe opened the scoring at 13:51 of the first period with his 14th goal. Kings captain Anze Kopitar, playing his 1,401st career game, assisted along with Trevor Moore.

The 37-year-old Kopitar leads the Kings with 32 points, including eight goals.

Fiala increased the lead, beating Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin with his 10th goal at 3:09 of the second.

Lee, the Islanders captain, narrowed the deficit with his team-leading 13th goal at 9:47.

Sorokin finished with 27 saves.

New York won at Ottawa on Sunday after edging Carolina 4-3 on home ice last Saturday.

The Kings were coming off home wins over Ottawa, Dallas and Minnesota.

Takeaways Kings: Kuemper, who helped the Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup in 2022, improved to 6-2-3 this season.

Islanders: Fell to 5-7-2 at UBS Arena. They are 6-5-5 on the road.

Key moment Kuemper stopped Jean-Gabriel Pageau's shot from the high slot with 2:37 left in the third. He also denied Simon Holmstrom on the power play with just under eight minutes remaining to preserve a one-goal lead.

Key stats Lee has 273 career goals, moving him past former Islanders captain John Tavares into eighth place on the franchise list. ... The Islanders have outscored opponents 50-42 in the first and second periods but have been outscored 47-26 in the third period and overtime.

Up next Kings: Visit the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

Islanders: Host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

LA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 13:51	Adrian Kempe Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (24), Trevor Moore (12)
Goal	2nd Period 3:09	Kevin Fiala Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Edmundson (5), Alex Turcotte (7)
Goal	2nd Period 9:47	Anders Lee Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Kyle Palmieri (12), Brock Nelson (8)
Goal	3rd Period 19:46	Mikey Anderson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Adrian Kempe (14)

Statistics

LA		NYI
12	Blocked Shots	9
14	Hits	16
5	Takeaways	6
30	Shots	20
0	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
20	Faceoffs Won	18
52.6	Faceoff Win Percent	47.4
17	Giveaways	11
3	Total Penalties	1
6	Penalty Minutes	2

New York Islanders Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Mathew Barzal, C	Injured Reserve	Nov 4
Ryan Pulock, D	Out	Nov 1
Matias Maccelli, LW	Injured Reserve	Oct 26
Calum Ritchie, C	Injured Reserve	Oct 26
Alexander Romanov, D	Injured Reserve	Oct 19