Rob Blake scored a rare power-play goal for Los Angeles in the third period, and Jason LaBarbera made 28 saves to lift the suddenly surging Kings to a 3-1 victory over the slumping New York Islanders on Thursday night.
Blake shook off defenceman Radek Martinek in front and managed to get his stick on Dustin Brown's shot, squeezing it between the pads of backup goalie Wade Dubielewicz 7:22 into the third.
Matt Moulson also scored for the Kings, who still have an NHL-low 45 points. They are 6-2-1 in their last nine and have three points through two games of their eight-game, 15-day road trip. Alexander Frolov sealed it with an empty-netter with 41 seconds left.
Bryan Berard scored for the Islanders, who lost their sixth straight at home (0-4-2). New York is 4-6-4 in its last 14 and dropped below the playoff cutoff in the Eastern Conference.
The Islanders have themselves to blame. A penalty for too many men on the ice gave Los Angeles the power play that produced Blake's fifth goal.
New York didn't earn an advantage until Jeff Giuliano went off for tripping with 8:33 left, but the Islanders couldn't muster the tying goal.
Blake's third-period goal gives Kings 3-1 win over slumping Isles (CP) 
