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The Kings are 1-3-1 in the first five games of their six-game road trip.
The Los Angeles Kings continue their search for offense on their road trip as they face the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum on Saturday morning. The Kings have scored just five goals in the first four games of their six-game Grammy road trip and they have lost three of four games.
"It's more of the same for us," team captain Dustin Brown told NHL.com. "We've got to find ways to score more goals."
This is the only meeting of the season between the Kings (26-19-10) and Islanders. They split two meetings last season, with each time winning on their home ice. This season, the Islanders (22-23-8) are just 11-12-5 at home, one of only two NHL teams with a losing record at home.
The Kings begin play on Saturday with 62 points, good for seventh place in the Western Conference and four points behind the San Jose Sharks for the Pacific Division lead.
In the first four games of their road trip, Anze Kopitar has two goals and one assist. Justin Williams has two assists in four games, but no other King has more than one point during the trip.
Saturday morning's 10 a.m. PST game will be televised by Fox Sports West. For more news and notes on Kings hockey, be sure to read Jewels From The Crown.
Kings Vs. Islanders Final Score: Mark Streit Overtime Goal Gives New York 2-1 Win
Defenseman and team captain Mark Streit flicked a backhand shot past Jonathan Quick at 1:36 of the extra period, giving the New York Islanders a 2-1 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings. It was the fourth loss in five games for the Kings on their current road trip.
Evgeni Nabokov saved 34 of 35 shots for New York in the win. The Kings have scored six goals in the firs five games of their six-game road trip.
Michael Grabner opened the scoring for the Islanders with his 15th goal of the season at 6:52 of the first period, assisted by Mark Eaton and Kyle Okposo. The Kings outshot New York 12-8 in the first period but trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes.
The Kings had even more of an advantage in the second period, outshooting the Islanders 12-4, and it paid off at 5:20 of the second period with Dustin Brown's 14th goal of the season, assisted by Rob Scuderi and Drew Doughty.
The Kings outshot the Islanders 35-25 and won 37 of 57 (64.9%) faceoffs, but couldn't score more than the one goal. Los Angeles concludes their six-game road trip Sunday night against the Dallas Stars.
For more news and notes on Kings hockey, be sure to read Jewels From The Crown.
Feb 11 12:54p by Eric Stephen