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Kings power past Islanders with 3-goal second period

February 25, 2023

Kings defenseman Sean Walker, left, skates against New York Islanders right wing Simon Holmstrom during the first period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kings center Blake Lizotte, right, skates against New York Islanders right wing Hudson Fasching during the first period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick makes a save against New York Islanders left wing Matt Martin during the first period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kings right wing Gabe Vilardi (13) skates against New York Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho (25) during the first period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech, right, skates against Kings right wing Adrian Kempe during the first period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kings left wing Kevin Fiala, right, skates against New York Islanders defensemen Alexander Romanov, left, and Ryan Pulock during the first period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kings defenseman Matt Roy, right, skates against New York Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho, center, and right wing Hudson Fasching during the first period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin makes a save during the first period of their game against the Kings on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Islanders right wing Simon Holmstrom, right, skates against Kings defenseman Alexander Edler during the second period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Islanders center Bo Horvat, left, skates against Kings right wing Viktor Arvidsson during the second period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kings center Phillip Danault, right, celebrates with defenseman Drew Doughty after scoring during the second period of their game against the New York Islanders on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

The Kings’ Phillip Danault, center, celebrates with Kevin Fiala, left, and Drew Doughty after scoring a goal during the second period of their game against the New York Islanders on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The Kings’ Rasmus Kupari celebrates after a goal by teammate Arthur Kaliyev (not shown) during the second period of their game against the New York Islanders on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The Kings celebrate after right wing Arthur Kaliyev scored during the second period of their game against the New York Islanders on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Islanders center Bo Horvat, right, reaches for the puck as Kings center Blake Lizotte defends during the second period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kings right wing Gabe Vilardi (13) is congratulated after scoring during the second period of their game against the New York Islanders on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock, left, skates against Kings center Jaret Anderson-Dolan during the third period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Islanders center Bo Horvat, left, skates against Kings center Phillip Danault during the third period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin makes a save during the third period of their game against the Kings on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kings right wing Gabe Vilardi, right, skates against New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech during the third period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech (3) celebrates after scoring during the third period of their game against the Kings on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho, right, skates against Kings right wing Adrian Kempe during the third period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick collects the puck as he tends his net during the third period of their game against the New York Islanders on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson, right, skates against Kings left wing Kevin Fiala during the third period on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

The Kings’ Drew Doughty, left, and goaltender Jonathan Quick celebrate after their 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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By SCOTT CHARLES The Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Kings erased a few days of frustration with a flurry of goals then held on for the first win of their five-game road trip.

Phillip Danault, Arthur Kaliyev and Gabe Vilardi all scored in a six-minute stretch of the second period and the Kings ended a two-game skid by defeating the New York Islanders, 3-2, on Friday night.

The Kings had been on the wrong end of a pair of one-goal losses to begin the trip – nearly being shut out in a 2-1 loss to the Wild on Tuesday night in Minnesota followed by a 4-3 overtime defeat against the Devils on Thursday in New Jersey.

On Friday night, the Kings scored their three goals in a span of 5:34 to take a 3-0 lead.

“We started to shoot the puck,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said, citing that as a key reason the game tilted in their direction.

“The shot pulls people out of position,” he added. “I didn’t think we did enough of that in the third period. We held onto pucks, killed time, played on the outside, but there’s still opportunities to go to the goaltenders’ pads and we didn’t do it. But that was the momentum swing early in the game.”

Jonathan Quick made 16 saves for his 370th career victory, moving into 19th place on the NHL’s all-time list. Quick also surpassed Tom Barrasso for third place on the career victories list by a U.S.-born goaltender, trailing only John Vanbiesbrouck (374) and former Duck Ryan Miller (391).

“I immediately think of all the great teams I’ve been a part of,” Quick said. “Teammates, coaches – everyone had some influence on those wins. … The guys that are at the top of the list were unbelievable goaltenders for a long time, just to kind of be in a category with them is an honor and humbling.”

Noah Dobson and Adam Pelech scored, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 25 saves but the Islanders’ two-game winning streak ended as they fight for a playoff spot in a tightly contested Eastern Conference wild-card race.

Danault opened the scoring when he put home a rebound at 6:40 of the second frame after Viktor Arvidsson hammered a slap shot that Sorokin failed to swallow up. Mikey Anderson also assisted on the play.

The Kings took advantage of Sebastian Aho’s neutral zone miscue to double their lead 1:25 after Danault’s goal. Rasmus Kupari gained control of the puck misplayed by Aho and beautifully fed Kaliyev for the easy one-time finish.

“There are games when if you make a mistake, it ends up in the back of your net,” Islanders coach Lane Lambert said. “It’s that simple, and that’s what happened tonight on a couple of occasions.”

Vilardi notched his 18th of the season at 12:14 to cap the Kings’ assertive stretch. The 23-year-old forward launched a one-timer that sailed past the blocker of Sorokin.

Dobson helped the Islanders trim their deficit to two when he tallied a power-play goal at 16:34 of the second. On the previous shift, Kyle Palmieri’s individual effort allowed the Islanders to maintain possession in the offensive zone and eventually led to Sean Walker’s penalty.

The Kings outshot the Islanders 24-13 through the first 40 minutes.

Pelech pulled the Islanders to within one goal when he tossed a backhand shot to the top of the crease that deflected off Kings defenseman Matt Roy and past Quick at 15:23 of the third period. Matt Martin extended his point streak to four games with an assist on the play.

“I thought we played better tonight with a lead,” Danault said. “We were playing on our toes more than our heels.”

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