-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 83-81-32 all-time against Detroit, a record that includes a home mark of 49-34-15. The Kings finished the season series 1-1 against the Red Wings for the second consecutive year. They have won the season series only once (2010-11; 3-1-0) since 1997-98 (2-1-1; W-L-T).
-Los Angeles improved to 13-5-2 against the Eastern Conference and 6-3-2 against the Atlantic Division.
-With the win, the Kings now have the most wins (27) through 42 games in franchise history (previously 26; 1980-81). The 57 points are tied for the second most points through 42 games in franchise history (also 1980-81).
-Anze Kopitar (1-3=4) recorded his fifth multi-point game of the season and his second four-point game (also at Vancouver; 12/28/15). He has 15 points (3-12=15) in the last nine games.
-Jonathan Quick is 15-2-2 with a 1.68 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage (1181:08 minutes / 521 SA / 488 SV) over his last 19 games, dating back to the 3-1 win at Florida on November 23. He has earned points for the team in eight straight games (7-0-1).
-Tyler Toffoli (1-1=2) recorded his seventh multi-point game of the season and scored his 20th goal. Both lead the team. By virtue of his 23 goals last season, he has now posted back-to-back 20-goal seasons .He is on pace to score 39 goals.
-Drew Doughty recorded his sixth multi-point game of the season.
-Alec Martinez recorded his third game-winning goal of the season.
-Los Angeles attempted 64 shots (31 on goal, 14 blocked, 19 missed). Detroit attemptd 54 shots (27 on goal, 13 blocked, 14 missed). Three players (Helm, Kopitar, Mersch) finished tied with a game-high four shots on goal. Darren Helm (4 on goal, 2 blocked, 1 missed) and Jake Muzzin (2 on goal, 2 blocked, 3 missed) led all skaters with seven shot attempts.
-The Kings won 31-of-52 faceoffs (60%). Among regular performers, Anze Kopitar won 11-of-18, Nick Shore won 3-of-8, Vincent Lecavalier won 13-of-16 and Jeff Carter won 4-of-9.
The Kings have a day off on Tuesday, January 12. They are scheduled to practice next at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 13 at Toyota Sports Center.
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