"Los Angeles opened the scoring early when Artemi Panarin netted his first goal since being acquired by the Kings, beating Sorokin at 3:17 of the first period. The Kings extended their lead late in the second with goals from Samuel Helenius and Mikey Anderson to take a 3-0 advantage."
"We weren't closing quick enough in our own end. They were getting on us, getting on our defense. Our forwards weren't closing quick enough."
"I love the fact that our guys are resilient. We don't let circumstances affect us."
The Islanders suffered a 5-3 defeat to the Kings at Crypto.com Arena, continuing a difficult road trip after losing 5-1 in Anaheim the previous night. Los Angeles built an early 3-0 lead with goals from Artemi Panarin, Samuel Helenius, and Mikey Anderson. New York showed resilience, scoring just before the second intermission when Bo Horvat cut it to 3-1. The Kings extended their advantage to 4-1 on a power-play goal by Alex Laferriere in the third period. The Islanders continued battling with goals from Adam Pelech and Emil Heineman, but could not complete the comeback. Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves in the loss.
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