Islanders go wild in huge rout of Kings

LOS ANGELES — Valtteri Filppula scored twice and the Islanders snapped a two-game road losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Kings on Thursday night.

Filppula, Matt Martin, Leo Komarov and Andrew Ladd each had a goal in the third period as the Islanders had a season high in scoring.

Casey Cizikas had a goal for the second straight game, and Josh Bailey scored on the power play. Robin Lehner made 28 saves for the Islanders, who were playing the second game of a back-to-back.

Filppula, Ladd and Scott Mayfield each had three points and Islanders center Mathew Barzal had two assists, giving him six in six games.

Jonathan Quick made his first start for the Kings after missing five games because of a lower-body injury, but was pulled with 10:40 remaining after allowing six goals on 29 shots. Tyler Toffoli and Jeff Carter each scored on the power play, and Los Angeles lost its third straight game.

Filppula made it 3-1 after Bailey’s power-play goal put the Islanders back in front 2-1 at 3:43 of the second period.

After Carter made it 3-2 during a two-man advantage early in the third period, Filppula had a shorthanded goal during a two-man break 46 seconds later to restore a two-goal lead, with Martin adding his goal a minute later, at 4:40.

Komarov scored, sending Quick to the bench, and Andrew Ladd capped the barrage of goals at 11:34 against backup Jack Campbell.

The Islanders took a 1-0 lead at 4:05 of the first period on a goal by Cizikas.

Toffoli tied it at 1, redirecting Drew Doughty’s shot from the blue line at 14:56 for the Kings’ first power-play goal of the season. Los Angeles had started the season 0-for-22 on the power play and was the last team in the NHL to score with the man-advantage.

Kings center Anze Kopitar did not play because of illness. It’s the first time he missed a game since Jan. 18, 2017, and ended a streak of playing in 126 straight games. —