Phillip Danault made it 2-0 at 6:07 of the third period, getting inside position at the edge the crease and deflecting in Moore’s sharp-angled shot, which first hit off the stick of Sorokin.
Moore then scored into an empty net at 17:38 for the 3-0 final. It was his 25th goal of the season.
The Islanders were 0-for-5 on the power play, including a 5-on-3 in the first period which was cut short after forward Mathew Barzal was assessed a minor for slashing.
“If our power play would have clicked, maybe it would have made a difference,” New York coach Patrick Roy said. “We needed more traffic. When the puck is not moving as well as we wish on the power play, we need to do things a little different and get more traffic in front of the net (rather) than try to be a little fancy around and try to play around.”
NOTES: Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson had one shot and was plus-1 in 18:59 of ice time in his return after missing eight games because of an upper-body injury. … Islanders forward Matt Martin did not play because of a lower-body injury. He is day to day, Roy said. … Defenseman Drew Doughty had the secondary assist on Danault’s goal. It was his 660th point (155 goals, 505 assists) in 1,159 games, passing Butch Goring for eighth in Kings history. … Kempe’s goal was his 20th, the third straight season he’s reached the mark.
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