By ALLAN KREDA
Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala scored, Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday night time for his or her sixth straight win.
The Kings began a seven-game street journey, their longest of the season, with a robust efficiency. Mikey Anderson added an empty-net purpose as Los Angeles improved to 17-8-3 with its eighth victory in 10 video games.
Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, who received their earlier two.
Kempe opened the scoring at 13:51 of the primary interval together with his 14th purpose. Kings captain Anze Kopitar, taking part in his 1,401st profession recreation, assisted together with Trevor Moore.
The 37-year-old Kopitar leads the Kings with 32 factors, together with eight objectives.
Fiala elevated the lead, beating Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin together with his tenth purpose at 3:09 of the second.
Lee, the Islanders captain, narrowed the deficit together with his team-leading thirteenth purpose at 9:47.
Sorokin completed with 27 saves.
New York received at Ottawa on Sunday after edging Carolina 4-3 on house ice final Saturday.
The Kings have been coming off house 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 Enviornment. They’re 6-5-5 on the street.
KEY MOMENT
Kuemper stopped Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s shot from the excessive slot with 2:37 left within the third. He additionally denied Simon Holmstrom on the ability play with just below eight minutes remaining to protect a one-goal lead.
KEY STATS
Lee has 273 profession objectives, transferring him previous former Islanders captain John Tavares into eighth place on the franchise record. … The Islanders have outscored opponents 50-42 within the first and second durations however have been outscored 47-26 within the third interval and extra time.
UP NEXT
Kings: Go to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
Islanders: Host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.
