THE SCORING:
1st Period:
3:43 - LAK 1, NYI 0 - Trevor Moore holds off Noah Dobson, driving the net, spinning and finding Phillip Danault for a tap-in on a delayed penalty call.
7:51 - LAK 2, NYI 0 - Matt Roy one-times a cross-ice feed from Anze Kopitar to put the Kings up 2-0. The goal is Roy's first of the season.
2nd Period:
0:56 - LAK 3, NYI 0 - The Islanders win a defensive zone draw, but the puck caroms off of Cal Clutterbuck, then Adam Pelech and gets through Varlamov's legs. Quinton Byfield is credited with the goal.
9:47 - LAK 3, NYI 1 - Anders Lee buries a cross-zone feed from Noah Dobson to put the Islanders on the board. Mathew Barzal picks up the secondary assist, extending his assist streak to three games.
19:31 - LAK 4, NYI 1 - Brendan Lemieux keeps, shoots and scores on a two-on-one rush with 28.3 seconds to play in the period.
3rd Period:
18:44 - LAK 4, NYI 2 - JG Pageau cleans up a Noah Dobson rebound and roofs a backhander over Petersen.
19:43 - LAK 5, NYI 2 - Moore ices the game with an empty-netter from the Kings' zone.
NOTEBOOK:
Semyon Varlamov made his first start since Feb. 2... Mathew Barzal left the game in the second period after getting tangled up with Danault. Barzal tried to come back and took one shift, before leaving the game again... Zdeno Chara also left Saturday's game in the second period and did not return... Byfield scored his second-career goal and second goal against the Islanders this season... The Islanders allowed a last-minute goal for the fifth time since Jan. 1...
GOALTENDING MATCHUP:
Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 of 34 in his first start in nine games.
Cal Petersen stopped 26 of 28 in the win.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders power play went 0-for-3.
The Islanders penalty kill went 5-for-5. The Islanders were shorthanded five times on Saturday, snapping a 15-game streak of being shorthanded two times or fewer.
IMAGE OF THE GAME:
