Los Angeles Kings (1-4-2, in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Islanders (5-3-1, in the Metropolitan Division)
Elmont, New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings visit the New York Islanders after Adrian Kempe scored two goals in the Kings' 5-2 win against the Washington Capitals.
New York has a 4-1-0 record at home and a 5-3-1 record overall. The Islanders serve 11.3 penalty minutes per game to rank 10th in league play.
Los Angeles has gone 1-1-2 on the road and 1-4-2 overall. The Kings have a -10 scoring differential, with 17 total goals scored and 27 allowed.
Thursday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
INJURIES: Islanders: Mathew Barzal: out (knee), Matias Maccelli: out (lower body), Calum Ritchie: out (lower body), Alexander Romanov: out (acl).
Kings: Jakub Dvorak: out (upper-body), Quinton Byfield: day to day (upper body), Kevin Fiala: out (leg), Jan Jenik: out (undisclosed), Alex Turcotte: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.