Islanders Cash In While Kings Ring the Posts in a 5-2 Loss
Sorokin turns aside a heavy Los Angeles push as Schenn sets up two and the Kings' home skid drags on
The Los Angeles Kings had the puck, the shots and the better looks for most of the night, and still went home with a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders. New York simply finished what it got, and LA didn't.
The Kings outshot the Islanders 28-21 and fired 69 shot attempts to 37, close to two to one. By expected goals (how many goals a team's chances were worth), LA's looks added up to 2.67 against New York's 1.80. The bounces went the other way: Alex Laferriere and Joel Edmundson each rang a post.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 26 of 28, including 7 of 9 high-danger shots. At the other end, Darcy Kuemper saw only 20 shots and allowed four of them past him.
Brayden Schenn led New York with a goal and two assists, and Simon Holmstrom added a goal and a helper. For LA, Quinton Byfield and Trevor Moore scored, and Artemi Panarin put five shots on Sorokin. The Kings fall to 5-10-2, their third straight loss.
