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Kings vs. Islanders: Puck Drop Preview
23 Oct
Summary
- Kings face Islanders at UBS Arena on Thursday.
- Key players like Fiala and Barzal are out due to injuries.
- Artemi Panarin and Bo Horvat are leading scorers for their teams.
The Los Angeles Kings will play the New York Islanders on Thursday at UBS Arena. The Kings enter the game with a 1-4-2 record, placing them 15th in the Western Conference. The Islanders, holding an eighth-place position in the Eastern Conference, have a 5-3-1 record.
Several players are listed on the injury report for both teams. The Kings will be without Kevin Fiala (leg) and Jakub Dvorak (upper body), among others, with Quinton Byfield listed as day-to-day. For the Islanders, Mathew Barzal (knee) and Alexander Romanov (ACL) are among those out.
Notable offensive contributions include Artemi Panarin, who has seven points in seven games for the Islanders. Bo Horvat has also been a strong performer with 10 points in nine games. On the Kings' side, Darcy Kuemper has made 113 saves. The Islanders' goaltender, Ilya Sorokin, boasts a .934 save percentage.
