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Los Angeles Kings vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Thursday, October 22, 2026 · UBS Arena

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Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Thursday, October 22, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on ESPN+, HULU, Disney+ and SN+.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Kings

Game 2 of a road trip: Washington, now NY Islanders.

  1. 122026-10-12: no game
  2. 132026-10-13: vs EDM
  3. 142026-10-14: no game
  4. 152026-10-15: no game
  5. 162026-10-16: no game
  6. 172026-10-17: vs BOS
  7. 182026-10-18: no game
  8. 192026-10-19: no game
  9. 202026-10-20: at WSH
  10. 212026-10-21: no game
  11. 222026-10-22: at NYI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~215 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,512 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Islanders

Another game at home.

  1. 122026-10-12: no game
  2. 132026-10-13: vs VAN
  3. 142026-10-14: no game
  4. 152026-10-15: at OTT
  5. 162026-10-16: no game
  6. 172026-10-17: at TOR
  7. 182026-10-18: no game
  8. 192026-10-19: no game
  9. 202026-10-20: vs ANA
  10. 212026-10-21: no game
  11. 222026-10-22: vs LAK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35
New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

LAKNYI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

LAK 49.6s (8th longest)NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

LAK 33% (9th most often)NYI 33% (11th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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