Los Angeles Kings 4, Detroit Red Wings 2
Final score
SOG: LAK – 25; DET – 38
PP: LAK – 0/3; DET – 2/4
First Period
No scoring
Second Period
LAK – Anze Kopitar (2) (Ilya Kovalchuk, Jake Muzzin); 4:21
DET PPG – Anthony Mantha (1) (Andreas Athanasiou, Dennis Cholowski); 8:45
LAK – Paul LaDue (1) (Tyler Toffoli); 16:14
Third Period
LAK – Alex Iafallo (1) (Ilya Kovalchuk); 9:15
DET PPG – Dylan Larkin (1) (Gustav Nyquist, Dennis Cholowski); 16:00
LAK ENG – Alex Iafallo (2) (Tyler Toffoli, Alec Martinez); 19:39
Los Angeles Kings (0-0-1) vs Detroit Red Wings (0-0-1)
Sunday, October 7, 2018, 7:30 p.m. PT
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Referees: #17 Frederick L’Ecuyer, #25 Marc Joannette
Linesmen: #58 Ryan Gibbons, #66 Darren Gibbs
Fox Sports West, FOX Sports GO, LA Kings Audio Network
LAK starters: G Jack Campbell, D Derek Forbort, D Drew Doughty, LW Alex Iafallo, C Anze Kopitar, RW Ilya Kovalchuk
LAK scratches: D Oscar Fantenberg, F Kyle Clifford, F Matt Luff
DET starters: G Jonathan Bernier, D Dennis Cholowski, D Trevor Daley, LW Justin Abdelkader, C Andreas Athanasiou, RW Thomas Vanek
DET scratches: D Joe Hicketts, F Luke Witkowski, F Martin Frk
May turn this into a regular thing. When searching "Kings Red Wings" on Getty, these are the first four pics when sorting by "most popular." All via Bruce Bennett: pic.twitter.com/U9bwP8GvNV
— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) October 8, 2018
-Lead photo via Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire
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