The Los Angeles Kings moved to 25-22 with 14 overtime losses and 5 points after a 5-3 result over the New York Islanders, who carried a 35-23 with 5 overtime losses record and 3 points into Crypto.com Arena.
First period
The Kings opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while holding the Isles to 0.
Los Angeles generated 35 shots and finished with a 14 percent shooting rate as the game settled into an even-strength rhythm that produced 4 Kings goals.
Second period
The Kings added 2 goals in the second period, and their special teams added a power-play goal on 3 opportunities with 5 power-play shots.
Anze Kopitar landed among the game’s 3 stars for the Kings, and
Darcy Kuemper secured the win with 31 saves on 34 shots.
Artemi Panarin also made the 3-star list for the Kings as Los Angeles stacked 10 assists across 5 goals, and
Mikey Anderson joined them as the third star.
Third period
The Los Angeles Kings vs New York Islanders match summary turned on a 2-goal third period by the Kings as the Islanders also scored 2 in the third and pushed shot volume to 34.
New York’s push included a shorthanded goal as the Isles finished 0-for-3 on the power play despite 3 power-play shots, and they won 56 percent of faceoffs on 61 draws.
Los Angeles closed out the Los Angeles Kings vs New York Islanders key moments with 24 hits, 21 blocked shots, and 6 takeaways, while New York logged 20 hits and 16 blocked shots.
After the horn
The Los Angeles Kings full-time result came with Kuemper allowing 3 goals and the Kings posting a plus-minus of 5 compared with the Isles at minus-5, and the post-game thoughts Los Angeles Kings centered on 5 total goals without an empty-netter.
The Kings are scheduled to host the Montreal Canadiens at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on 3/7/2026 at 7:00 PM EDT, with broadcasts on ESPN+, FDSW, and KCAL; run it back and share this article.
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