ANAHEIM, Calif. Jean-Gabriel Pajot's return after 12 games injured forced coach Lan Lambert to add another regular goal.
Josh Bailey, the longest-tenured Islander, was six games shy of the team's all-time games played (1,060) as Denis Potvin sat in the press box with the Ducks on Wednesday night. » At Honda Center.
It was Bailey's fifth hit of the season.
Simon Holmstrom returned to right wing for Peugeot against Zach Parise in Tuesday night's 5-2 win over the Kings to open this three-game swing in California.
"We have two solutions," Lambert said. "It's just a number."
Bailey, who sat in Bo Horvat's front row against the Kings, went three games without a point after scoring a season-high three points.
Holmstrom, who had four goals and an assist in 40 games Wednesday, had a 22-game hitting streak before Tuesday's power play.
Fight again
The Isles enter Wednesday on a two-game losing streak 0-for-8 on the power play.
"The puck was out of the zone," Lambert said after the Islanders went 0-for-3 with just two shots against the Kings, including two missed shots in the third period. "They did a good job of frontal control and we didn't do a good job of breaking down."
Poor zoning became an issue during 3-of-64 losses in December and January.
Overall, the Isles finished 29th in the NHL on the powerplay Wednesday at 32/194 (16.5%). But Bo Horvat went 6-of-17 (35.3%) in his first six games after being picked up by the Canucks during the All-Star break.
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