Los Angeles at New York

The Kings have come up short losing the first 2 games of this 5 game road trip, but each game was hard fought and LA lost both by a single goal. The Islanders opened their brief 2-game homestand with a 1-goal victory over Winnipeg. While these teams are very close in talent, the Islanders have had long-term issues vs LA. The Kings are 16-8 in the last 24 meetings and have held the Islanders to 2 goals or less in 12 of the last 19 meetings, and an average of just 2.4 goals per contest in the last 24 meetings. I like the LA Kings in this one.