nhl Game Recap
Islanders Fall 3-0 Against Los Angeles - Game Recap
Los Angeles's defense, led by netminder David Rittich, shut down New York 3-0 at Crypto.com Arena on on Monday.
Bettors who backed the Kings were rewarded as -139 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
Los Angeles got goals from Trevor Moore, Adrian Kempe, and Phillip Danault in the victory. Kempe opened the scoring at 7:14 of the second period.
David Rittich stopped 26 of 26 New York shots in the victory.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 22 of 24 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Los Angeles went 0-for-3, while the Islanders were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Los Angeles 26-25 in the game.
Next game, Los Angeles takes its act on the road to face St. Louis looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Buffalo.