Drew Doughty caught Matthew Schaefer after the whistle tonight, and the Islanders made sure the Kings answered for it.
Logan Stanley and Samuel Helenius dropped the gloves after the Isles took exception, according to Gino Hard.
It happened with 3:11 left in the first period and Los Angeles up 2-0.
The frame shows a pile of bodies along the boards, with Kyle Palmieri among the Islanders crowding in as officials try to sort it out.
Good on the Islanders. You don't let anyone take liberties with a 19-year-old after the whistle, no matter whose name is on the back.
It's like somebody bumping the new kid at recess. The whole class suddenly remembers whose side it's on.
Schaefer has 8 assists on a $986,250 cap hit.
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Matthew Schaefer incident with Drew Doughty leads to gloves dropping
Three of his assists have come on the power play.
Stanley sits at +7 on a $1,500,000 deal.
Helenius is still looking for his first point after five games.
Kyle Palmieri, who was right in the middle of the scrum, already has a game-winner this season.
Doughty has 1 assist on an $11,000,000 cap hit.
Artemi Panarin leads the Kings with 7 points, while Quinton Byfield is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
The Kings picked up their first win of the season Tuesday in Washington and now sit at 1-4-2.
New York came in at 5-3-1, winners of two straight and 4-1-0 at home.
The Islanders are already without Matias Maccelli until at least Nov 17 and Alexander Romanov until at least April 8.
Bo Horvat leads them with 10 points, including 3 power-play goals.
Peter DeBoer will like the response, even with his team chasing on the scoreboard.
Ilya Sorokin came in at .934, while Darcy Kuemper was at .869 for Los Angeles.
Does the tilt flip the momentum for New York before the period ends?
These teams meet again Nov. 12 in Los Angeles.
Schaefer got the message from Doughty. His teammates made sure the Kings got one right back.
Should Drew Doughty face supplemental discipline for his late play on Matthew Schaefer?
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