3–0

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 21-12-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
LAK	0	0	3	3
NYI	0	0	0	0

Kings at Islanders

Kings beat Islanders 3–0 at UBS Arena on January 5, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Jan 5, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Kings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Eric Belanger

2 G

4 shots · 14:21 TOI · +2

2nd star 👑 LAK

Bryan Smolinski

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:42 TOI · +1

3rd star 👑 LAK

Jaroslav Modry

1 A

3 shots · 19:42 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

3rd period

👑 Eric Belanger Go-ahead 3rd · 08:03

Assists: Mattias Norstrom · beat Chris Osgood

1–0

👑 Bryan Smolinski PP 3rd · 12:37

Assists: Jaroslav Modry, Lubomir Visnovsky · beat Chris Osgood

2–0

👑 Eric Belanger SH Empty net 3rd · 17:57

Assists: Bryan Smolinski

3–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK NYI🏝️

35 Shots on goal 28

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

31 Hits 33

13 Blocked shots 14

7 Takeaways 10

7 Giveaways 14

10 Penalty minutes 10

LAK shooting 8.6% (3/35) NYI shooting 0.0% (0/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Felix Potvin Shutout

28/28

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Chris Osgood

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 59:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 19-16-5 (48% win rate, 40 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 21-12-6 (54% win rate, 39 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Kings

Kings — tied after 2nd: 19-16-5 (48% win rate, 40 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 21-12-6 (54% win rate, 39 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Allison · Smolinski · Deadmarsh 20:33

L2 Johnson · Palffy · Heinze 18:39

L3 Belanger · Laperriere · Buchberger 12:07

L4 Eloranta · Brennan 7:40

D1 Miller · Norstrom 23:27

D2 Schneider · Boucher 20:43

D3 Modry · Visnovsky 16:04

D4 Lilja 5:08

🏝️Islanders

L1 Bates · Yashin · Peca 20:17

L2 Isbister · Parrish · Czerkawski 16:29

L3 Blake · Scatchard · Kvasha 12:38

L4 Torres · Lapointe · Webb 7:09

D1 Aucoin · Jonsson 29:01

D2 Korolev · Cairns 16:47

D3 Sutton · Kiprusoff 13:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Kings lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

5–4 (OT) · Islanders won

Oct 27, 1998

👑LAK @ 🏝️NYI

0–1 · Islanders won

❓ LAK vs NYI, answered

Who won Kings vs Islanders on January 5, 2002?

Kings won 3–0.

What was the final score of Kings vs Islanders?

The final score was Kings 3, Islanders 0.

Who scored for Kings?

Eric Belanger (2), Bryan Smolinski.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 28 saves on 28 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Kings vs Islanders season series?

Kings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

👑Kings

Previous game · Jan 2

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 5, 2002

Kings season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule