-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 46-42-14 all-time against New York, a record that includes a home mark of 26-17-8. The Kings improved to 12-3-1 in their last 16 home games against the Islanders, dating back to the 1992-93 season. These teams will conclude their season series in Brooklyn on February 11.
-Los Angeles improved to 3-1-0 against the Eastern Conference and 2-1-0 against the Metropolitan Division.
-The Kings have killed off 12 consecutive power plays and are 18-for-19 on the penalty kill over the last seven games.
-With Drew Doughty’s first period power play goal, Los Angeles has now scored at least one power play goal in five consecutive games, their longest streak since December 16-27, 2014. The Kings have scored power play goals in nine of their last 11 games, a stretch in which they’re 10-for-29 with the man advantage.
-By scoring on the power play, Doughty recorded his 32nd career power play goal, passing Lubomir Visnovsky for third place on Los Angeles’ all-time list of power play goals by a defenseman. He has points in three straight games (2-1=3).
-Jhonas Enroth stopped 31-of-32 shots, pushing his winning streak to three games (3-0-0). He has a 0.67 goals-against average and a .979 save percentage with one shutout this season.
-With his second period goal, Milan Lucic now has 25 points (10-15=25) in 26 career games against the Islanders. The goal was his third game-winning goal of the season, which marks the most on the team and the 29th of his career.
-Tyler Toffoli (0-1=1) extended his point streak to three games (1-3=4).
-Jeff Carter (0-1=1) has six points in the last five games (3-3=6).
-The Kings attempted 55 shots (22 on goal, 14 blocked, 19 missed). The Islanders attempted 62 shots (32 on goal, 15 blocked, 15 missed). Tyler Toffoli and Brock Nelson tied with a game-high five shots on goal, while Dustin Brown and Frans Nielsen tied with a game-high seven shot attempts (both 2 on goal, 2 blocked, 3 missed).
-Los Angeles won 27-of-59 faceoffs (46%). Among regular performers, Anze Kopitar won 10-of-21, Andy Andreoff won 4-of-6, Nick Shore won 7-of-14, and Jeff Carter won 6-of-16.
The Kings are scheduled to practice at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 13 at Toyota Sports Center.
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