Game 70: Kings 5, Red Wings 2 (FINAL)

Can the Kings get some revenge against the Detroit Red Wings, just four days a tough loss? All the action is on Fox Sports West and on 1150-AM and affiliates, with all the game updates here as well…

THIRD PERIOD
In goal: It’s still Quick vs. Howard.
Kings 4, Red Wings 1: The Kings took a three-goal lead with a power-play goal at the 8:23 mark. After a good sequence of puck recovery in the Detroit zone, a pass toward Dustin Brown, in front, got deflected wide, but Slava Voynov picked up the puck in the right circle and shot and scored. Jarret Stoll and Justin Williams got assists.
Kings 4, Red Wings 2: Detroit pulled within two goals with 6:30 remaining. Brad Stuart’s slap shot from the middle of the blue line got deflected in the slot, and before Quick could get in position, Johan Franzen picked up the puck to the side of the net, shot and scored. Danny Cleary also got an assist.
Kings 5, Red Wings 2: Jeff Carter scored an empty-net goal with 20.1 seconds remaining. Anze Kopitar got an assist.
End of period: The Kings outshot the Red Wings 27-24 in the game.

SECOND PERIOD
In goal: It’s still Quick vs. Howard.
Kings 2, Red Wings 1: Detroit came out strong to start the period and the Kings were sloppy with the puck, and that led to a Red Wings goal at the 4:06 mark. Valtteri Filppula entered the Kings’ zone and passed left to Henrik Zetterberg, who then threaded a pass to the slot, where Jiri Hudler shot and scored.
Kings 3, Red Wings 1: The Kings regained a two-goal lead with 9:03 remaining in the period. Drew Doughty fired a shot from the center of the blue line. Mike Richards was initially credited with the goal, on a deflection in the slot, but later Doughty was credited with the goal, as he shot apparently deflected off Detroit’s Ian White and into the net. Jeff Carter and Dwight King got assists.
End of period: The Kings outshot the Red Wings 9-8 in the period. The Red Wings will be on the power play for the first 1:30 of the third period.

FIRST PERIOD
Officials: Paul Devorski, Francois St. Laurent (referees); Mike Cvik, Darren Gibbs (linesmen).
Lineups: Davis Drewiske, Brad Richardson and Kevin Westgarth are the Kings’ healthy scratches.
In goal: It’s the Kings’ Jonathan Quick against the Red Wings’ Jimmy Howard.
Kings 1, Red Wings 0: After being stopped on a couple point-blank chances in front of the net early, the Kings took the lead at the 6:48 mark. Drew Doughty took a slap shot, through traffic, from the right point. With Justin Williams and Anze Kopitar in front, the puck stayed loose and Williams jabbed it over the line. Dustin Brown also got an assist, and tied his career-best by recording at least one point in nine consecutive games.
Kings 2, Red Wings 0: Anze Kopitar’s shorthanded goal gave the Kings a two-goal lead with 6:45 remaining in the period. Kopitar took a pass from Dustin Brown in the neutral zone and skated into the Detroit zone 1-on-1 with defenseman Kyle Quincey. Kopitar slowed near the top of the right circle and beat Howard with a long-range wrist shot.
End of period: The Kings outshot the Red Wings 10-6 in the period. The Kings went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and scored a shorthanded goal.