So instead of going into the second intermission tied at three, the Islanders faced a two-goal deficit — and were outscored on their own power play after Tony DeAngelo’s stick exploded receiving a pass, giving Quintin Byfield a shorthanded breakaway which he easily buried.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 shots for the Kings (34-20-9), who improved to an NHL-best 21-3-4 at home. Defenseman Drew Doughty capped the scoring with an empty-net shorthander at 18:43 of the third period.

The Islanders are 0-1-0 against the Kings this season, dropping the first meeting of the season 3-1 at UBS Arena on Dec. 10. The Islanders are 1-6-0 in their last seven games against the Kings and have lost their last four games in LA by a combined score of 17-5.