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"This time of the year it might take you all day to get the two points, but you want to make sure you stay with it and continue to do little things well, and I thought we did that," Kings coach John Stevens said. "That's an important game for us. We all know how tight the race is, so games aren't easy. It's a good two points."
Paul LaDue, Tyler Toffoli and Dustin Brown each scored, and Jonathan Quick made 20 saves to help the Kings earn a point for the third straight game (2-0-1) and improve to 6-2-1 in their past nine. Drew Doughty had an assist on all three Kings goals in the third period.
Gustav Nyquist had a power-play goal, and Jared Coreau made 18 saves for the Red Wings (26-33-11), who have lost eight straight games (0-7-1). It is the longest losing streak for Detroit since it dropped nine in a row Feb. 8-26, 1986.
Kopitar put the Kings back in front 2-1 at 8:22 of the third. He tried to play the puck behind the net with his stick, striking the stick of defenseman Nick Jensen. The contact sent the puck fluttering into the air where it hit Coreau in the back and deflected in.
"When plays like that happen, it's kind of in slow motion," said Kopitar, who has 10 points (two goals, eight assists) during his streak. "I was right at the post seeing the puck tumble and was like, 'Oh, what's going to happen? Can I get a stick on it?' But then I saw it kind of roll down his back and started celebrating."