Los Angeles Kings at New York Islanders
· National Hockey LeagueKempe scores to lead Kings over Islanders 3-2
Trevor Moore and Anze Kopitar also scored for the Kings and Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced.
Emil Heineman scored twice for the Islanders, and Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves. Bo Horvat added two assists.
Kempe scored on a wrist shot with 1:32 remaining in the first period to put the Kings up 3-0. Kempe now has five goals and four assists in his last six games.
After the game, the Islanders stayed on the ice and shook hands with Kings captain Kopitar, who is playing in his 20th and final season in the NHL.
Islanders: Host the Calgary Flames on Saturday.
Regular Season SeriesLA wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:33 | Trevor Moore Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 1st Period 13:07 | Anze Kopitar Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikey Anderson (10), Alex Turcotte (11) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:28 | Adrian Kempe Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Artemi Panarin (45) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:46 | Emil Heineman Goal (17) Tip-In, assists: Adam Pelech (9), Bo Horvat (18) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:38 | Emil Heineman Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Matthew Schaefer (28), Bo Horvat (19) |
Statistics
LA |
NYI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 23 | Hits | 23 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 27 | Shots | 23 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 19 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
| 41.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 58.7 |
| 11 | Giveaways | 9 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
New York Islanders Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Maxim Shabanov, RW | Day-To-Day | Mar 18 |
| Alexander Romanov, D | Injured Reserve | Mar 12 |
| Pierre Engvall, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 12 |
| Semyon Varlamov, G | Injured Reserve | Mar 12 |
| Kyle Palmieri, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 30 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Kempe, RW | Day-To-Day | Mar 18 |
| Joel Armia, RW | Injured Reserve | Mar 6 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 6 |
| Kevin Fiala, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 6 |
Game Information
UBS Arena
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 17,255 | Capacity:
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 17,255 | Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anaheim |
37 | 27 | 78 | 4 |
Edmonton |
34 | 26 | 77 | 9 |
Vegas |
31 | 23 | 76 | 14 |
Seattle |
31 | 27 | 71 | 9 |
Los Angeles |
28 | 24 | 71 | 15 |
San Jose |
32 | 28 | 70 | 6 |
Calgary |
27 | 34 | 61 | 7 |
Vancouver |
21 | 38 | 50 | 8 |
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina |
43 | 19 | 92 | 6 |
Pittsburgh |
34 | 18 | 84 | 16 |
NY Islanders |
39 | 24 | 83 | 5 |
Columbus |
35 | 21 | 81 | 11 |
Philadelphia |
32 | 23 | 76 | 12 |
Washington |
34 | 27 | 76 | 8 |
New Jersey |
35 | 31 | 72 | 2 |
NY Rangers |
28 | 32 | 64 | 8 |




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