Islanders Face Kings After Earning Back-To-Back Wins

The Kings have won five straight games.

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Dec 10, 2024

After notching pair of regulation wins over the weekend, the New York Islanders (11-11-7) return to home confines against the Los Angeles Kings (16-8-3).

Scott Mayfield will be a game-time decision (illness).

Puck drop from UBS Arena is set for 7:30 p.m., and the game can be found on MSGSN.

In their season series last season, the home team won each matchup of the set. New York came back to defeat Los Angeles 3-2 in overtime on a Jean-Gabriel Pageau strike on Long Island last December, but the Kings blanked the Islanders 3-0 at Crypto.com Arena in March.

PROJECTED LINEUP

Tsyplakov-Horvat-Pageau

Lee-Nelson-Palmieri

Holmstrom-Cizikas-Wahlstrom

Martin-MacLean-Engvall

Romanov-Pulock

George-Dobson

Cholowski-Mayfield

Sorokin

Hogberg

WHO’S HOT:

After getting off to a slow start offensively, Noah Dobson’s production has started to increase. He has a four-game point streak with a goal and four assists in that span.

Anders Lee had two goals the last time the Islanders hosted the Kings to force overtime in their matchup. He has a team-best 10 career red lights against Los Angeles. He comes off a goal and assists performance against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.

Bo Horvat’s started to get back on his game on the offensive side, tallying two goals and an assist over the weekend. He leads New York in assists and points against the Kings with 14 and 18, respectively.

Ilya Sorokin will make his fourth straight start on Tuesday after playing both ends of the weekend’s schedule. Against Ottawa, he made 29 saves on 31 shots in the win. In his career against the Kings, he is 1-3-0 with a 2.79 GAA and .911 SV%, losing his last matchup with two goals on 24 shots.

OPPONENT’S NOTES:

Kyle Burroughs has taken up a role for the Kings on the blue line recently. The former Bridgeport Islander has appeared in 10 games this season, recording a pair of assists.

Kings forward Quinton Byfield is one point away from 100 in his NHL career.

The former second-overall pick has 31 goals and 68 assists for 99 points in 206 games; he scored his first NHL goal against New York.

Adrian Kempe and Drew Doughty have the three-game point streaks against New Yor kentering tonight; Kempe has two goals and an assist and Doughty has a goal and two assists. Phillip Danault has points in five straight games against New York, boasting three red lights and two helpers.

Los Angeles captain Anze Kopitar has impressed in his age-37 season. He has points in three straight games with a goal and three assists in that span, boasting eight goals and 23 assists for 31 points in 27 games total.

In addition to his impressive play this season, Kopitar leads the Kings in scoring against New York. He has nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points in 27 career matchups.

Darcy Kuemper (5-2-3, 2.50 GAA, .904 SV%) will make the start for the Kings against the Islanders on Tuesday. He earned the win against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday with 22 saves on 23 shots. Against New York, he is 6-6-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .904 SV%, most recently surrendering four goals on 29 shots in a loss with the Washington Capitals.

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