The Los Angeles Kings’ path to the playoffs grew more complicated over the span of a few hours Thursday night.The New York Islanders, on the other hand, didn’t have to do a thing to improve their standing in the Eastern Conference wild-card race.The Kings will look to bounce back from a potentially costly loss when they continue their five-game road trip on Friday with a game against the Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.Los Angeles will be completing a back-to-back set after squandering a two-goal lead and falling to the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in overtime on Thursday.The Islanders were off Thursday after edging the visiting Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Wednesday.The Kings took a 2-0 lead in the first period at New Jersey and went ahead 3-2 when Sean Durzi scored with 4:19 left in regulation. However, with Devils goalie Vitek Vanecek pulled for the extra attacker, Nico Hischier redirected a shot by Jack Hughes with 38.6 seconds left to tie the game.New Jersey’s Dawson Mercer scored 2:30 into overtime to damage Los Angeles’ standing in the Pacific Division and Western Conference wild-card races.”There’s not a lot of teams that come into this building or play against that team that leave with points,” Kings head coach Todd McLellan said of the Devils, who are in second place in the Metropolitan Division with 81 points. “On the other side of it, it is disappointing we couldn’t get the last 30 seconds done.”The Kings, who have 72 points, fell into a tie for second place in the Pacific with the Edmonton Oilers by virtue of the Oilers’ 7-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Los Angeles also dropped three points behind the first-place Vegas Golden Knights, who edged the Calgary Flames 4-3 in overtime.