Panarin Ties It with PPG in 3rd

Artemi Panarin, fresh off his trade to the Kings, delivers a power-play snipe in the third to knot things up against a gritty Islanders squad pushing back hard. With new coach D.J. Smith leaning on his line for that spark, Kopitar's setup work echoes his 1,500th NHL game mastery from earlier this season. The stakes climb as L.A. chases momentum in a tight Western Conference race where every point fuels playoff positioning.