nhl Game Recap
Los Angeles Ices New York 5-2 - Recap
The Kings beat New York 5-2 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Cal Petersen's 26 saves.
Los Angeles won as a -131 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Brendan Lemieux, Trevor Moore, Quinton Byfield, Phillip Danault, and Matt Roy each scored for the Kings in the victory. Danault opened the scoring for Los Angeles.
Cal Petersen stopped 26 of 28 New York shots in the victory.
New York got goals from Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Anders Lee in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 of 34 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Los Angeles went 0-for-5, while the Islanders were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Los Angeles by a margin of 35-28.
Los Angeles heads into a battle against the Bruins. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.