Islanders' rally falls short in loss to Los Angeles Kings
The Islanders' Bo Horvat meets with Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings after their game at UBS Arena on Friday. The long-time King is retiring after the season. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Adrian Kempe scored his team-leading 26th goal of the season and the Los Angeles Kings held off the Islanders 3-2 on Friday night at UBS Arena.
Trevor Moore and Anze Kopitar also scored for the Kings and Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced.
Emil Heineman scored twice for the Islanders, and Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves. Bo Horvat added two assists.
Kempe scored on a wrist shot with 1:32 remaining in the first period to put the Kings up 3-0. Kempe now has five goals and four assists in his last six games.
After the game, the Islanders stayed on the ice and shook hands with Kings captain Kopitar, who is playing in his 20th and final season in the NHL.
The Islanders host the Calgary Flames on Saturday.
