Stud: Anze Kopitar, C
In a history-making day this weekend for Kopitar and the Kings this regular season for the team, he set the record for the most road points in franchise history (608) on the ice. Kopitar also is one point away from tying franchise legend Marcel Dionne for the most total career points in franchise history for the Kings this regular season.
Each of the Islanders' players on the ice showed their respects for Kopitar before heading to the locker room after the clock showed zeros for the end of the game in the final frame in the third period.
Kopitar scored what ended up being the eventual game-tying goal on the scoreboard for the Kings in the zone offensively on an aware play in front of the net in front of Isles' goalie Ilya Sorokin in the opening frame in the first period on the ice.
KOPI'S 1306TH POINT AND HE'S 1 AWAY FROM TYING THE ALL-TIME KINGS POINTS RECORD pic.twitter.com/edG1XEcNIU
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He was a critical part of the Kings' hot start on the ice and on the scoreboard in the opening frame to set the tone offensively in the zone in the first period today for the team vs. the Isles on the road at UBS Arena in Long Island. Kopitar scored to double the Kings' lead on the scoreboard in the opening frame in the first period, soon after Moore scored the game's first goal on the ice today vs. the Isles.
Another important part of this game on the ice for the Kings and Smith in the West in the front end of back-to-back games is the resurgence of Darcy Kuemper in between the pipes for the team. Kuemper has stopped over 90 percent of the shots he's faced and made double-digit saves on medium and high-danger scoring chances in this past couple of games in the West for the Kings defensively (per Natural Stat Trick).