Islanders aim to end skid against Kings

New York enters the matchup with a 7-6-4 record, while Los Angeles is 5-9-2. The Kings are 2-5-0 at home; the Islanders have gone 3-3-2 on the road. The teams last met earlier this season, when Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime, with Artemi Panarin scoring twice for the Kings.

Panarin has eight goals and 10 assists this season. Bo Horvat leads the Islanders’ listed performers with seven goals and 10 assists. Over their past 10 games, the Kings are 5-5-0 and averaging 3.3 goals per game; New York is 4-3-3, averaging 2.8 goals and allowing 3.2.

The Islanders have taken 80 penalties, or 4.7 per game, ranking ninth in the league. Los Angeles is 5-1-1 when scoring at least three goals. The Kings list Jakub Dvorak and Kevin Fiala as out, with Erik Gustafsson day to day. Mathew Barzal and Matias Maccelli are day to day for New York, while Ryan Pulock, Calum Ritchie and Alexander Romanov are out.