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Preview And Notes- Detroit Red Wings vs. Los Angeles Kings

02/24/2015 at 10:29am EST

Puck drops just after 10:30pm ET.

via NHL.com,

Season series: Gustav Nyquist and Pavel Datsyk each had two goals and one assist to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Joe Louis Arena on Oct. 31. Detroit scored four of its five goals in the first period.

Red Wings team scope: It's the fourth of a six-game road trip for the Red Wings, who suffered a 4-3 shootout loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. Detroit is 2-0-1 on the trip thus far and is three points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning for second place in the Atlantic Division. "I thought we controlled the game," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "The puck found a way in our net a couple times. I didn't like it, but I thought our team played good and played hard. Our kids were good." Goalie Jonas Gustavsson is expected to start Tuesday for the first time since Nov. 5. He made two saves in relief of Jimmy Howard in a 7-6 overtime win at the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Gustavsson missed three months because of a shoulder injury.

Kings team scope: Los Angeles will be seeking its eighth straight win on Tuesday. Some of the Kings' recent success can be attributed to goalie Jonathan Quick, who was named the NHL's First Star on Monday for his efforts over the past week. Quick went 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and .959 save percentage. "If I have to pick a goaltender in a big game, I want Jonathan Quick," coach Darryl Sutter told LA Kings Insider, "and we're playing big games, so I want Jonathan Quick." Los Angeles is expected to be without defenseman Alec Martinez, who has missed the past six games because of an upper-body injury.

TEAM STATS
GP RECORD HOME ROAD L10 G/GP GA/GP PP% PK% PIM/GP S/GP SA/GP FO%
Detroit Red Wings 58 33-14-11 17-5-7 16-9-4 5-3-2 2.93 2.48 25.8 83.3 8.3 29.7 27.6 52.9
Los Angeles Kings 58 28-18-12 19-6-6 9-12-6 7-3-0 2.76 2.50 18.5 79.2 9.6 31.3 27.6 51.1

DETROIT RED WINGS

THE MATCHUP

- Tonight is the 194th meetings between DET and LA
- Tonight marks the 2nd of 2 meetings this season between DET and LA, only meeting in LA
- DET’s all-time record vs. LA: 88-79-27-2
- DET’s all-time road record at LA: 38-45-14-2
- DET won the 1st meeting of the season 5-2 on 10/31 (Nyquist [2], Datsyuk [2] and Tatar scored for DET; Martinez and Toffoli scored for LA)
- DET has won 4 straight vs. LA and are 8-2-0 in their last 10 vs. LA
- Jimmy Howard is 10-6-0 with a 2.38 GAA and .926 SV% in 16 games vs. LA
- Brendan Smith has 5 points (0-5-5) in 8 games vs. LA
- Pavel Datsyuk has 33 points (16-17-33) in 39 games vs. LA
- Gustav Nyquist has 5 points (2-3-5) in 6 games vs. LA
- Henrik Zetterberg has 37 points (17-20-37) in 39 games vs. LA
- Jonathan Ericsson has 7 points (3-4-7) in 13 games vs. LA
- LA’s top career scorers vs. DET: Anze Kopitar (9-15-24 in 28 GP), Marian Gaborik (7-11-18 in 27 GP), Jarret Stoll (4-10-14 in 36 GP) and Dustin Brown (5-9-14 in 33 GP)
- Two of DET’s new assistant coaches, Tony Granato and Jim Hiller are former Kings. Granato had 305 points (148-157-305) in 380 games with LA from 1989-96 and Hiller had 12 points (6-6-12) in 40 games in 1992-93
- LA F Justin Williams had 95 points (41-54-95) in 115 games with the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers from 1998-00
- LA defensemen Derek Forbort (2008-10) and Jamie McBain (2004-06) are alumni of the US NTDP in Ann Arbor:
- Los Angeles has two Mich. natives: Matt Greene (Grand Ledge) and Alec Martinez (Rochester Hills)
- Two members of LA’s front office are former Red Wings: president of business operations Luc Robitaille (2001-03) and goaltending coach Bill Ranford (1998-99)

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY

Feb. 24, 1990 – Steve Yzerman becomes the first Red Wing to reach 50 goals in three consecutive seasons and the third player to record his 1,000th career point.

LOS ANGELES KINGS

VS. DETROIT ALL-TIME:

Overall: 81-80-32
Home: 47-34-15
Road: 34-46-17
Last 10: 2-7-1
Last 10 home: 4-5-1
Last 10 road: 3-6-1
OT Record: 5-4-12

REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE VS. DETROIT (0-1-0)

Oct. 31 at DET (L 2-5)
Feb. 24 vs. DET

TEAM NOTES:

-The Kings have 44 points at home this season (19-6-6), the most points through 31 home games in franchise history (previously 43, 2005-06 and 1974-75).
-The Kings have won a season-long seven-game winning streak (longest active streak in the NHL)
-Darryl Sutter surpassed Larry Robinson (122) to move into fourth on the Kings all-time wins list.
-Dean Lombardi surpassed Rogie Vachon (668) for most GP as a General Manager in Kings history, Jan. 21 at SJS.
-Los Angeles is 15-5-4 this season when scoring on the PP and 11-0-3 when scoring on the PP at home.
-The Kings are 20-5-5 when allowing zero PPG.
-The Kings are 23-4-4 when allowing two goals or less.
-Los Angeles is 18-2-7 this season when scoring the first goal of the game.
-The Kings rank second in the league in total team hits (1,922) and tied for ninth in the league in SHG (five).

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