Team Records:
Islanders: 30 - 24 - 7 (67 pts)
Kings: 32 - 19 - 8 (71 pts)
Kings Notes:
Tonight is the second game of the Kings' ninth set of back-to-backs this season. Prior to this weekend, the team is 9-4-3 in back-to-backs (6-2-0 in the first game, 3-2-3 in the second).
Adrian Kempe tallied an assist last night against the Devils to extend his point streak into a career-long seventh game (8-4=12), surpassing his previous career-long of six games set from Oct. 31, 2021 to Nov. 11, 2021 (4-3=7). Kempe is the second Kings skater this season to establish a point streak of at least seven games, joining Phillip Danault. With a point tonight, Kempe would be the fifth different Kings skater in the last 10 years to record a point streak of at least eight games and the first Kings skater since Alex Iafallo (9GP, 4-6=10, Dec. 21, 2019 - Jan. 9, 2020).
Viktor Arvidsson (1-0=1) tallied his 17th goal of the season last night for his 40th point on the year (17-23=40). It is his second 40-point campaign in as many seasons and fifth of his career.
The Kings are 7th in faceoff win percentage (52.6%).
The Kings power play ranks 3rd in the NHL (25.9%).
The Kings penalty kill ranks 24th in the NHL (75.5%).
Islanders Notes:
Bo Horvat has seven points (4-3=7) in nine games since being traded to the Islanders from the Vancouver Canucks.
The Islanders have picked up points in five of their last six games, going 4-1-1 during that span.
The Islanders are 7th in faceoff win percentage (50.3%).
The Islanders power play ranks 28th in the NHL (16.7%).
The Islanders penalty kill ranks 6th in the NHL (81.9%).
Who to Watch:
Kevin Fiala, who increased his team-leading point total to 63 points (21-42=63) last night with his 19th multi-point performance on the year. His first helper last night marked his 200th career NHL assist, becoming the ninth different skater from the 2014 NHL Draft and fourth Swiss-born skater to reach such mark. Craig Conroy is the last player to record more points (22-44=66) and more multi-point games (20) in their first season with the Kings (2005-06). Of his 19 multi-point games, eight have been with three or more points.
Brock Nelson, who has 19 points (11-8=19) in his last 15 games.
