The view from Detroit

The Kings had won three consecutive games at Joe Louis Arena and were looking for their first four-game winning streak in Detroit since 1991-93. Well, it was a nice thought, anyway. The Red Wings have scored 10 goals on the Kings in two games this season, and the teams meet twice more this season. Here’s how the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News covered last night’s game, followed by a couple postgame quotes from the Red Wings’ locker room, from The Associated Press…

10 straight wins at Joe Louis Arena (Detroit Free Press)

Wings crush Kings for 10th straight home win (Detroit News)

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COACH MIKE BABCOCK
“I thought we started real well and we weren’t able to maintain that kind of intensity, that kind of effort. But we did lots of good things, scored lots of goals. It was a tough night for them. We’re happy to get the two points.’’

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DREW MILLER
“I think it’s huge to get the contribution from everyone. There’s going to be nights where our big guys aren’t scoring all the time. You count on your third- and fourth-line guys to chip in and come up big for the team. It’s good to see Emmer [Cory Emmerton] get two goals. It’s a little kudos for the third and fourth lines.’’