-With the shootout loss, Los Angeles fell to 81-79-32 all-time against Detroit, a record that includes a 34-45-17 mark at Joe Louis Arena. The Kings have lost five straight road games in the series (0-4-1).
-Los Angeles fell to 13-3-3 against the Eastern Conference and 8-2-2 against the Atlantic Division.
-With Niklas Kronwall’s power play goal, the Kings’ streak of consecutive penalty kills ended at 22. The Kings denied 35 consecutive power play shots prior to the goal, spanning 41:45.
-The Kings scored two power play goals in a game for the fifth time this season, and the first time since a 2-0 win over Buffalo on November 7.
-Since returning from injured reserve, Jonathan Quick is 4-1-2 with a 1.40 GAA, .947 Sv% and a shutout, having stopped 175 of 185 shots. He is 5-7-1 in head-to-head games against Olympic teammate Jimmy Howard.
-Jeff Carter has 19 points (11-8=19) in the last 18 games and 34 shots on goal in the last six games. With 47 goals since the start of the 2012-13 season, he ranks third on that list behind Alex Ovechkin (66) and John Tavares (50). Carter missed 10 games due to injury this season. He scored on his only shot Saturday night. He has goals in two straight games and points in three straight and five of six.
-Jake Muzzin played in his 100th NHL game.
-Jarret Stoll played in his 400th game with the Kings.
-Robyn Regehr blocked a game-high six shots.
-The Kings won 23-of-68 faceoffs (34%). Among faceoff regulars, Mike Richards won 6-of-18, Anze Kopitar won 4-of-13, Colin Fraser won 1-of-3, Jarret Stoll won 10-of-23, and Jeff Carter won 1-of-9.
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