Islanders beat Kings 5-2 as Schenn piles up three points

The Islanders beat the Kings 5-2 at crypto.com Arena. They scored twice in the first and twice in the third, and Brayden Schenn drove the night with a goal and two assists.

Schenn opened the scoring at 5:50 of the first with a wrist shot. Trevor Moore tied it 1-1 with a tip-in at 8:55. Matthew Schaefer put the Islanders back ahead 2-1 at 12:56, with Schenn assisting. Victor Eklund made it 3-1 early in the second, again with help from Schenn. Quinton Byfield cut it to 3-2 at 7:52, but the Kings got no closer.

Simon Holmstrom scored 39 seconds into the third to make it 4-2. Bo Horvat sealed it at 17:14 for 5-2, with Holmstrom assisting. Schenn finished with two shots on goal and a Chirp Rating of 8.3.

The Islanders improved to 8-6-4 and 20 points. The Kings fell to 5-10-2. Chirp's Sim had the Kings at 51% before the game, so it leaned slightly the wrong way.