Overview
- Artemi Panarin scored his first goal as a King in his fifth game since the Feb. 4 trade and added an assist in the win.
- Darcy Kuemper stopped 31 shots as Los Angeles surged early, outshooting New York 19-5 in the first period.
- Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves for the Islanders and was pulled for an extra skater with more than eight minutes left as New York’s power play went 0-for-3.
- Adrian Kempe and Mikey Anderson each had a goal and an assist, Alex Laferriere scored on the power play, and Samuel Helenius added a 5-on-5 tally.
- Anže Kopitar, in his 20th and final season, logged an assist in his 1,500th game as Los Angeles looks to reinforce a banged-up roster with the deadline hours away.