New York Islanders vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Thursday, March 5, 2026 · Crypto.com Arena

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3–5

Final

SOG 35–35

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Game summary

The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena.

Goals came from Artemi Panarin, Samuel Helenius, Mikey Anderson, Bo Horvat, Alex Laferriere, Adam Pelech, Adrian Kempe and Emil Heineman.

Darcy Kuemper made 32 saves on 35 shots for the win; Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 of 35.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NYI	0	1	2	3	35
LAK	1	2	2	5	35

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Artemi Panarin (20)Anze Kopitar (19), Mikey Anderson (8)0–103:17 LAK

2nd period

Samuel Helenius (4)Jeff Malott (6), Taylor Ward (3)0–214:20 LAK
Mikey Anderson (3)Drew Doughty (12), Adrian Kempe (29)Schaefer 1:31 into shift0–315:51 LAK
Bo Horvat (26)Jean-Gabriel Pageau (14)1–319:59 NYI

3rd period

Alex Laferriere (15)Brandt Clarke (23), Darcy Kuemper (1)1–402:30 LAK · PPG
Adam Pelech (4)Jean-Gabriel Pageau (15)Kempe 1:50 into shift2–404:30 NYI · SHG
Adrian Kempe (23)Brandt Clarke (24), Artemi Panarin (42)Lee 1:49 into shift2–508:30 LAK
Emil Heineman (16)Matthew Schaefer (25), Mathew Barzal (39)Perry 1:06 into shift3–518:01 NYI

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:50

2–4 · 3rd 4:30 · Pelech. Kempe was 1:50 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNYI on iceLAK on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 LAK

1st 3:17 · Panarin

Pulock 0:55

NormalPulock 0:55

0–2 LAK

2nd 14:20 · Helenius

Cizikas 0:23

Fresh legsCizikas 0:23

0–3 LAK

2nd 15:51 · Anderson

Stuck out there: Schaefer 1:31

Stuck out thereSchaefer 1:31

1–3 NYI

2nd 19:59 · Horvat

Clarke 0:52

NormalClarke 0:52

1–4 LAK

3rd 2:30 · PP · Laferriere

Mayfield 0:16

Fresh legsMayfield 0:16

2–4 NYI

3rd 4:30 · SH · Pelech

Stuck out there: Kempe 1:50

Stuck out thereKempe 1:50

2–5 LAK

3rd 8:30 · Kempe

Stuck out there: Lee 1:49

Stuck out thereLee 1:49

3–5 NYI

3rd 18:01 · Heineman

Long shift: Perry 1:06

Long shiftPerry 1:06

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

NYILAK

35Shots on goal35

56%Faceoff %44%

0/3Power play1/3

6Penalty minutes6

20Hits24

17Blocked shots21

14Giveaways10

4Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 03:56Carson Soucy · tripping2 min
2nd 01:20Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
2nd 08:48Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
2nd 17:00Alex Turcotte · tripping2 min
3rd 01:23Ondrej Palat · slashing2 min
3rd 02:40Ilya Sorokin · delaying game puck over glass2 min

Season series

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

44Jean-Gabriel PageauC	0	2	2	+1	1	1	0	0	65	15:57
13Mathew BarzalC	0	1	1	-1	3	0	3	0	–	23:16
14Bo HorvatC	1	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	53	24:00
51Emil HeinemanL	1	0	1	+1	4	1	0	0	–	15:35
3Adam PelechD	1	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	–	19:10
48Matthew SchaeferD	0	1	1	-1	2	1	1	0	–	27:47
10Simon HolmstromR	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	–	21:31
16Marc GatcombC	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	–	09:32
27Anders LeeL	0	0	0	+1	6	2	0	0	–	18:58
29Jonathan DrouinL	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	50	14:56
32Kyle MacLeanC	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	100	06:30
53Casey CizikasC	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	47	11:37
64Calum RitchieC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	40	16:49
81Ondrej PalatL	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	2	–	15:15
4Carson SoucyD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	2	–	09:31
6Ryan PulockD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	0	–	19:29
24Scott MayfieldD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	09:34
77Tony DeAngeloD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	–	24:01

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ilya SorokinG	L	35	30	5	.857	51:25
33David RittichG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters

9Adrian KempeR	1	1	2	+2	3	1	0	0	–	23:39
72Artemi PanarinL	1	1	2	+3	2	0	0	0	–	23:36
44Mikey AndersonD	1	1	2	+2	2	1	3	0	–	24:01
92Brandt ClarkeD	0	2	2	+2	2	1	1	0	–	17:17
11Anze KopitarC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	3	0	39	25:10
14Alex LaferriereR	1	0	1	-1	5	2	2	0	50	21:09
39Jeff MalottL	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	100	08:26
52Taylor WardR	0	1	1	+1	3	3	0	0	–	08:08
79Samuel HeleniusC	1	0	1	0	1	6	1	0	50	07:51
8Drew DoughtyD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	2	0	–	25:48
10Corey PerryR	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	–	15:51
12Trevor MooreL	0	0	0	-2	5	1	1	0	–	19:56
15Alex TurcotteC	0	0	0	+1	1	3	0	2	45	10:27
34Kenny ConnorsC	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	67	07:05
53Jared WrightR	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	07:29
2Brian DumoulinD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	14:02
5Cody CeciD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	0	–	17:14
6Joel EdmundsonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	–	16:51

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Anton ForsbergG		0	0	0	–	00:00
35Darcy KuemperG	W	35	32	3	.914	60:00