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Sorokin Weathers the Kings' Barrage as Islanders Skate Out of LA
Schenn sets the pace and Horvat seals it into the empty net, but New York's win ran through the crease on a night the Kings kept shooting.
Written during the game · 1:08 AM ET. Final was NYI 5, LAK 2.
The Kings had the better of the chances for most of the night, and the Islanders still left Los Angeles with a 5-2 win. The reason is Ilya Sorokin, who stopped 26 of 28 shots and kept New York in front.
Los Angeles fired 69 shot attempts to 37 for the Islanders, and the Kings' chances were worth more than two and a half goals -- expected goals, which measures how many goals a team's chances should produce. Sorokin allowed 2, which put him 0.67 goals better than expected. That figure is goals saved above expected.
The Kings also got through on the dangerous looks. Sorokin turned aside 7 of 9 high-danger shots, and the Kings hit the post twice, through Alex Laferriere and Joel Edmundson.
The Islanders took the lead on Brayden Schenn's opener and never gave it back. Simon Holmstrom made it 4-2 early in the third, and Bo Horvat added the empty-netter. At the other end, Darcy Kuemper stopped 16 of 20 shots for Los Angeles.
