At least UBS Arena held up its end of the bargain. It could have been the difference-maker on Friday night that it must be for the Islanders the rest of the season in their playoff push. But the Islanders could not overcome yet another three-goal deficit — this one fueled by turnovers and a lack of straight-line play — in a 3-2 loss to the Kings even though the sellout crowd of 17,

The New York Islanders return to UBS Arena for the first time in 12 days as they host the Los Angeles Kings at UBS Arena on Friday night. It is the first half of a home back-to-back set. New York is coming off a 4-3 comeback overtime victory over the St.

Kopitar scores the second of the Kings’ three first-period goals in a 3-2 win, increasing his career point total to 1,306 – one shy of Hall of Famer Dionne for the franchise scoring record.

Roy benches Sorokin after a tough outing, focusing on the goalie's crucial role in tomorrow's critical showdown.