The Kings earned their third consecutive win on Tuesday night. Back home after a quick stop in Las Vegas this past Sunday, the Kings kicked off a three-game home stand with a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders. With the victory, the Kings have moved within one point of the second seeded Edmonton Oilers with one game in hand.
The Kings started the scoring late in the first period by scoring on a 6-on-5 delayed Islanders penalty. Maintaining possession for over 30 seconds after the infraction, Anze Kopitar fed Vladislav Gavrikov for a one-timer at the point and the defenseman ripped a howitzer past Ilya Sorokin for the 1-0 lead with 4:27 to go in the period. The Kings took that 1-0 lead and 15-6 shot advantage into the first…