Matthew Schaefer scored the go-ahead goal on the power play in the first period, Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves, and the New York Islanders beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 on Thursday night at crypto.com Arena.
Brayden Schenn opened the scoring at 5:50 of the first period, with assists from Mitchell Chaffee and Ryan Pulock. Trevor Moore tied it 1-1 at 8:55 of the first period. Schaefer put the Islanders ahead 2-1 on the power play at 12:56 of the first period, with assists from Matias Maccelli and Schenn. Victor Eklund made it 3-1 at 5:35 of the second period.
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Quinton Byfield pulled the Kings within 3-2 on the power play at 7:52 of the second period. Simon Holmstrom made it 4-2 at 0:39 of the third period. Bo Horvat made it 5-2 into an empty net at 17:14 of the third period.
For New York, Schenn had a goal and two assists, Holmstrom had a goal and an assist, Pulock had two assists, Schaefer, Eklund and Horvat each scored, and Sorokin stopped 26 of 28 shots.
For Los Angeles, Moore and Byfield each scored, and Darcy Kuemper stopped 16 of 20 shots.
Los Angeles outshot New York 28-21. New York went 1 for 3 on the power play, and Los Angeles went 1 for 3. The Islanders improved to 8-6-4. The Kings dropped to 5-10-2.
The Islanders are ninth in the Eastern Conference. The Kings are 14th in the Western Conference and have lost three straight. The season series is tied 1-1. Los Angeles won the first meeting 3-2 on Oct. 22.
The Islanders next visit the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:00 p.m. ET. The Kings are back in action when they host the Calgary Flames on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:00 p.m. ET.
