Red Wings 3 - 0 Kings
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Red Wings face Kings in best-worst matchup

Jan 22, 2008 - 4:22 PM Detroit (35-10-4) at Los Angeles (19-28-2) 10:30 pm EST

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- It will be a matchup of the NHL's best and worst on Tuesday, when the Detroit Red Wings face off against the Los Angeles Kings.

The Red Wings have a league-high 74 points. After a three-game winless streak, Detroit quickly got back on track with victories over Vancouver and San Jose.

The Red Wings have had no problems with the Kings, who have a league-low 40 points. Detroit rolled in the first two games of the four-game season series, scoring six goals in each contest.

"There's an absolute reason why they're the best team in the league," Los Angeles goaltender Jason LaBarbera said. "All four lines are on the same page and all six (defenseman) are on the same page."

The Kings have played better of late, winning four of their last five games, including a 4-3 victory at Vancouver on Saturday. LaBarbera has started the last 10 games for Los Angeles.

"Barbs has been playing well for us," Kings right wing Dustin Brown said. "He's been making saves like that for us all the time."








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    DETROIT 1 1 1 3
    LOS ANGELES 0 0 0 0 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: DET - TOMAS HOLMSTROM 19 (PAVEL DATSYUK, NICKLAS LIDSTROM)
    6:57
    2ND PRD: DET - MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 8 (MATT ELLIS) 14:47
    3RD PRD: DET - JOHAN FRANZEN 9 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, BRIAN RAFALSKI)
    2:55
    POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: D

    Jan 23 12:54 AM


  • NHL
    DETROIT 3
    LOS ANGELES 0
    3RD PRD: DET - JOHAN FRANZEN 9 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, BRIAN RAFALSKI)
    2:55

    Red Wings vs. KingsJan 23 12:24 AM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    DETROIT 1 1 2
    LOS ANGELES 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: DET - TOMAS HOLMSTROM 19 (PAVEL DATSYUK, NICKLAS LIDSTROM)
    6:57
    2ND PRD: DET - MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 8 (MATT ELLIS) 14:47
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    DET 6 10

    Jan 23 12:00 AM


  • NHL
    DETROIT 2
    LOS ANGELES 0
    2ND PRD: DET - MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 8 (MATT ELLIS) 14:47

    Red Wings vs. KingsJan 22 11:51 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    DETROIT 1 1
    LOS ANGELES 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: DET - TOMAS HOLMSTROM 19 (PAVEL DATSYUK, NICKLAS LIDSTROM)
    6:57
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    DET 6 6
    LOS 12 12
    GOALIES: DET - CHRIS OS

    Jan 22 11:10 PM


  • NHL
    DETROIT 1
    LOS ANGELES 0
    1ST PRD: DET - TOMAS HOLMSTROM 19 (PAVEL DATSYUK, NICKLAS LIDSTROM)
    6:57

    Red Wings vs. KingsJan 22 10:50 PM

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