So instead of going into the second intermission tied at three, the Islanders faced a two-goal deficit — and were outscored on their own power play after Tony DeAngelo’s stick exploded receiving a pass, giving Quintin Byfield a shorthanded breakaway which he easily buried.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 shots for the Kings (34-20-9), who improved to an NHL-best 21-3-4 at home. Defenseman Drew Doughty capped the scoring with an empty-net shorthander at 18:43 of the third period.