Kings center Anze Kopitar sidelined by illness

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles center Anze Kopitar sat out the Kings’ game Thursday night against the New York Islanders because of illness.

Kopitar has two goals in the Kings’ first six games and is tied for the team lead with Ilya Kovalchuk and Alex Iafallo.

Forward Tanner Pearson was active with Kopitar out.

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