Islanders Lose Boqvist, Go Scoreless On Eight Power Plays In 4-1 Loss To Los Angeles
If the New York Islanders didn't have bad luck, they'd have no luck at all.
After a weak performance in a 4-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, the Islanders could not catch a break in a 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
The Islanders had two goals that were waived off for goaltender interference after review. They allowed a breakaway goal after a broken stick.
And they also lost defenseman Adam Boqvist at 4:47 for th rest of the game after being on the receiving end of a Kevin Fiala hit:
Fiala hit on #Isles Boqvist. Clean? pic.twitter.com/dWabHoD5x0
— The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 12, 2025
The Islanders went 0-for-8 on the power play, with 16 total shots, allowing two short-handed goals.
Here's the sequence of events:
It was a good pace for the folks back East, with some rush chances right off the hop. Bo Horvat was flying in the first period with three shots but the Islanders found themselves down 1-0 at 15:33 of the first.
Forty seconds after Tony DeAngelo took a slashing penalty, the Kings scored after Vladislav beat a screened Sorokin:
What felt like the longest delayed penalty ever against #Isles ends with a Gavrikov (daughter's birthday - he points to her after he scores) goal. 1-0 Kings at 4:27 left in the first. pic.twitter.com/lIeZwDMpW5
— The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 12, 2025
Down a goal, the Islanders had a strong start to the second period, with Anders Lee finding the equalizer at 8:37.
After the Islanders sent the puck into their own end, Adam Pelech carried the puck up ice.
He fed Jean-Gabriel Pageau on the blue line, who then found Lee who went five-hole on Kuemper:
This was Lee's 25th goal of the season.
The Kings quickly responded, as a defensive zone turnover found Trevor Moore, who fed Phillip Denault atop the slot before firing it past Sorokin at 9:14:
Down 2-1, the Islanders thought they found the equalizer when Anthony Duclair put a rebound past Kuemper on the power play, but goaltender interference was called:
This was not a goal… pic.twitter.com/84yZMm8RMB
— The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 12, 2025
Then, the Islanders once again headed to the power play at 13:40 for a delay of game penalty on Joel Edmundson, but an Anthony DeAngelo broken stick led to a Quinton Byfield breakaway.
Byfield skated down ice before firing the puck past Sorokin at 14:00 for his 15th goal of the season:
A second period #Isles back-breaker?Quinton Byfield shorthanded.3-1 #GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/sX3mQ87zPQ
— The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 12, 2025
With 2:11 remaining in the second period, the Islanders once again had a power play goal called back for goaltender interference, this time on Lee:
https://t.co/ybtX2EcBe0 pic.twitter.com/HE1Bw8vykj
— The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 12, 2025
The Islanders outshot the Kings 17-9 in the second period.
In the third period, the Islanders continued to give up rush chances, but Sorokin did a strong job fighting them off. The Islanders had their own chances, but could not beat a compact Darcy Kuemper.
The Islanders failed to capitalize on a 5-on-3 power play from 1:01.
With just over four minutes to play in regulation, Patrick Roy pulled Ilya Sorokin for the extra-attacker.
While Sorokin was on the bench, the Islanders were awarded their eighth power play of the game.
After going back into his crease for the offensive-zone face-off, which the Islanders lost leading to a full ice clear, Sorokin went back to the bench to give the Islanders 6-on-4 advantage.
Drew Doughty scored on the empty net off the boards at 18:43 of the third fr the 4-1 win.
Michael Ostrower contributed to this story.
UP NEXT: The Islanders return home ot host the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night at 7:30 PM
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