The Islanders’ messy five-on-five game carried over from Sunday to Tuesday. Their ability to overcome it did not. This was a bit of a reality check for a club starting to wonder if it had turned th…
This was a bit of a reality check for a club starting to wonder if it had turned the corner after securing back-to-back wins, getting within a third straight victory of a playoff spot and finding some needed confidence on its special teams.Kevin Fiala, who scored a second period goal, looks to put a shot on Ilya Sorokin during the Islanders’ 3-1 loss to the Kings.The final was 3-1 to the Kings on Tuesday night at UBS Arena, and it splashed onto the Islanders like a bucket of cold water.
And though the Islanders put together a strong push for the back half of the evening, they couldn’t find a way to make up for starting the game nearly 30 minutes late. Anders Lee cut it in half six minutes later by finishing Kyle Palmieri’s feed to the slot, so the game stood at 2-1 entering the third — the Islanders having a chance to complete the comeback despite having been dominated through 40 minutes.
And despite a flurry of late chances, the Islanders could not do what so many teams have done to them and tie the game up late before an empty-net goal from Mikey Anderson sealed the result.Adrian Kempe took advantage of the Kings’ sustained pressure in the first period, getting to the crease unimpeded while Max Tsyplakov was caught puck-watching to finish Anze Kopitar’s feed from behind the net 13:51 into the match.
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