Despite dominance, Islanders fall to Kings in OT

ELMONT, NY — Brandt Clarke roofed a wrister over Semyon Varlamov with 2:17 left in overtime, and the Islanders dropped a game in which they dominated 3-2 to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night at UBS Arena.  Outshooting the Kings 43-27, the Islanders (5-3-1, 11 points) overturned a 2-0 deficit to force overtime and nab a point. Matthew Schaefer drew the Islanders level 7:06 into the third period with his first goal of the season — a snipe of a wrist shot that beat Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper blocker side and nestled just inside the left post.  Artemi Panarin, the former Ranger traded to the Kings at last year's deadline, scored twice within the visitors' first five shots of the game against Varlamov, who was making his first start at UBS Arena since Nov. 25, 2024. He was caught cheating on the opener, expecting the forward to send a centering pass from tight in the right circle. Instead, he sent a shot snuck under the crossbar — one Varlamov would've liked to have had back.   "I