Clarke scores in overtime as Kings beat Islanders 3-2
Artemi Panarin supplied two goals and Darcy Kuemper stopped 41 shots as Los Angeles earned a second consecutive win.
Brandt Clarke ended Thursday’s game at UBS Arena with an overtime goal, giving the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders. The defenceman finished a play set up by Adrian Kempe at 2:43 of the extra period.
Los Angeles built a two-goal lead on Artemi Panarin’s first-period goals, scored at 5:51 and 16:37. New York answered through Victor Eklund on the power play at 14:06 of the second period, then Matthew Schaefer at 7:06 of the third.
Darcy Kuemper made 41 saves for the Kings. Semyon Varlamov stopped 24 shots for the Islanders, including Kempe’s penalty-shot attempt during the second period.
The Kings improved to 2-4-2 with their second straight victory following an 0-4-2 start. New York moved to 5-3-2 and has collected points in five consecutive games, going 3-0-2.
