By ALLAN KREDA The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The Kings didn’t forget to pack their momentum for their extended excursion.
Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala scored, Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves and the Kings beat the New York Islanders, 3-1, on Tuesday night for their sixth consecutive win.
The Kings started a seven-game road trip, their longest of the season, with a strong performance. Mikey Anderson added an empty-net goal as they improved to 17-8-3 with their eighth victory in 10 games.
Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, who had won their previous two.
Kempe opened the scoring at 13:51 of the first period with his 14th goal. Kings captain Anze Kopitar, playing his 1,401st career game, assisted along with Trevor Moore.
The 37-year-old Kopitar leads the Kings with 32 points, including eight goals.
Fiala increased the lead, beating Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin with his 10th goal at 3:09 of the second.
Lee, the Islanders captain, narrowed the deficit with his team-leading 13th goal at 9:47.
Kuemper stopped Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s shot from the high slot with 2:37 left in the third. He also denied Simon Holmstrom on the power play with just under eight minutes remaining to preserve a one-goal lead.
Kuemper improved to 6-2-3 this season for the Kings, who were coming off home wins over Ottawa, Dallas and Minnesota and are 15-0-2 this season when they score three or more goals.
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Sorokin finished with 27 saves for the Islanders, who dropped to 5-7-2 at UBS Arena. They are 6-5-5 on the road.
UP NEXT
The Kings visit the New Jersey Devils on Thursday at 4 p.m. PT.