For the Islanders, Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves as they ended their six-game winning streak. New York had not had a winning streak this long since a nine-game stretch from February 28 to March 14, 2021.
A victory would have put the Islanders in third place in the Metropolitan Division; instead, they are currently in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Detroit Red Wings and New York are deadlocked for the second wild card, while the Wings have the advantage in regulation victories (23–21).
After a scoreless first period in which the Islanders outshot the Kings 7–5, Rittich stopped a shot by Hudson Fasching, starting an end-to-end series that culminated in Kempe’s goal at 7:14 in the second.
Kempe was fed by Jordan Spence with a For the Islanders, Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves as they ended their six-game winning streak. New York had not had a winning streak this long since a nine-game stretch from February 28 to March 14, 2021.
A victory would have put the Islanders in third place in the Metropolitan Division; instead, they are currently in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Detroit Red Wings and New York are deadlocked for the second wild card, while the Wings have the advantage in regulation victories (23–21).
After a scoreless first period in which the Islanders outshot the Kings 7–5, Rittich stopped a shot by Hudson Fasching, starting an end-to-end series that culminated in Kempe’s goal at 7:14 in the second.
Kempe was fed by Jordan Spence with a For the Islanders, Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves as they ended their six-game winning streak. New York had not had a winning streak this long since a nine-game stretch from February 28 to March 14, 2021.
A victory would have put the Islanders in third place in the Metropolitan Division; instead, they are currently in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Detroit Red Wings and New York are deadlocked for the second wild card, while the Wings have the advantage in regulation victories (23–21).
After a scoreless first period in which the Islanders outshot the Kings 7–5, Rittich stopped a shot by Hudson Fasching, starting an end-to-end series that culminated in Kempe’s goal at 7:14 in the second.
Kempe was fed by Jordan Spence with a
