What you need to know ahead of the Kings' game against the New York Islanders:
When: Tuesday, December 10th at 4:30 PM PST
Where: UBS Arena - Long Island, NY
Watch: FanDuel Sports Network
Listen: ESPN LA APP
Records:
Kings: 16 - 8 - 3 (35 points), 2nd in Pacific Division
Islanders: 11 - 11 - 7 (29 points), T4th in Metropolitan Division
Kings Team Stats:
Power Play: 16.9% (27th)
Penalty Kill: 79.8% (15th)
Faceoff Win Percentage: 52.0% (9th)
GF/GP: 3.07 (14th)
GA/GP: 2.59 (4th)
Islanders Team Stats:
Power Play: 13.8% (31st)
Penalty Kill: 65.1% (32nd)
Faceoff Win Percentage: 55.0% (1st)
GF/GP: 2.59 (25th)
GA/GP: 2.97 (13th)
Kings Notes:
- The Kings head into Long Island with a franchise road record of 22-29-5-3 against the Islanders.
- Anze Kopitar enters Tuesday's game as the only skater in the league to have played in at least 25 games while having zero penalty minutes (PIM) while averaging over a point-per-game pace (1.15 Pts/GP). Overall, he is one of six with no PIM's this season (min. GP: 25).
- Forward Trevor Moore has six points (3-3=6) in his five contests against the New York Islanders as a member of the Kings, dating back to Jan. 27, 2022.
- Kopitar and Alex Laferriere co-lead the team in game-winning goals (GWG) with four apiece.
- The Kings have allowed just one power-play goal in their last nine games against the Islanders (24-for-25, 96 PK%), and have successfully killed off their last 12 consecutive shorthanded situations vs. New York, dating back to Feb., 2, 2019.
- Tonight’s game is the second matchup against an opponent from the Metropolitan Division for the Kings this season (5-2 W vs. CBJ on Nov. 9). Tuesday's game is the first of five straight against the Metropolitan Division.
Islanders Notes:
- The Islanders enter Tuesday coming off of back-to-back wins for the first time in over a month (Nov. 5-Nov. 7).
- Their seven overtime/shootout losses this season are the most in the NHL this season.
- Mathew Barzal remains out having missed the team's last 19 games due to a lower body injury.
- The Islanders have not had the home ice advantage that they’ve hoped for this season as they rank 24th in point percentage at UBS Arena and are 5-6-2 with a goal differential of -10.
- Furthermore, they rank 27th at home in both goals for per game (2.62) and goals against per game (3.38).
Players to Watch:
Kings: Adrian Kempe, who leads the Kings with 11 multi-point games this season. Kempe (13 goals) also enters Tuesday with a one goal lead over Laferriere (12) for the most on the team.
Islanders: Captain Anders Lee, who leads his team in scoring with 12 goals and 23 points. Lee, the Minnesota nati has been hot as of late with nine points (4-5=9) in his last six games.
