RECAP: Red Wings' third-period rally comes up short in 4-3 loss to Kings

LOS ANGELES --The Detroit Red Wings' third-period rally came up just short in a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena.

Dominik Kubalik and captain Dylan Larkin each scored a power-play goal for Detroit, which trailed, 4-2, early in the third period. After pulling goalie Alex Nedeljkovic for an extra skater late in regulation, Filip Hronek's goal brought the Red Wings within one with 2:01 remaining, but they weren't able to record the equalizer before the final horn sounded.
"Over 60 minutes, we left too many plays out there," head coach Derek Lalonde said. "That ended up, unfortunately, in the back of our net. But again, on a whole with the process, we gave ourselves a chance."
Nedeljkovic stopped 17-of-21 shots for Detroit, which dropped to 7-5-3 overall this season.
David Perron recorded an assist on Kubalik's power-play goal, becoming the fifth active Quebec-born player to reach the 400-assist mark.
"When we play our game, it's effective," Perron said. "Again, we just gotta do it from the start and not wait."
NEXT UP: The Red Wings have three games left on their current road trip, which will resume on Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center.

SCORING SUMMARY

Los Angeles 1, Detroit 0 (0:09, 1st period)
Carl Grundstrom's shot from the slot beat Nedeljkovic, quickly giving the Kings a one-goal advantage.
Detroit 1, Los Angeles 1 (4:09, 1st period)
Perron, positioned just outside the left faceoff circle, fed Hronek below the blue line. Hronek then sent the puck to Kubalik, whose one-timer snuck between the legs of Kings goalie Cal Petersen for a power-play goal. Through 15 games this season, Kubalik leads the Red Wings in assists (11), points (18), power-play points (nine) and multi-point games (six).

Los Angeles 2, Detroit 1 (13:21, 1st period)
Los Angeles got back in front when Kevin Fiala's shot from the right faceoff circle found twine on a power play.
Los Angeles 3, Detroit 1 (6:23, 2nd period)
Just after the man advantage expired, Sean Durzi took Phillip Danault's pass and scored to double the Kings' lead.
Los Angeles 4, Detroit 1 (13:41, 2nd period)
Durzi potted his second goal of the frame on a power play.
Detroit 2, Los Angeles 4 (1:57, 3rd period)
Lucas Raymond got the puck to Oskar Sundqvist at Los Angeles' goal line, who passed it to Larkin waiting in the slot. Larkin promptly deposited the feed for the power-play tally, tying Kubalik for the team lead in goals (seven).

Detroit 3, Los Angeles 4 (17:59, 3rd period)
Hronek, assisted by Perron and Kubalik, converted a one-timer from the point through traffic for his first goal of the season.

QUOTABLE

Perron on what's left of Detroit's current road trip
"If you're gonna be a successful team, you gotta be above .500 on every trip. That puts us needing at least two out of three for sure and points in all the games."
Sundqvist on what the Red Wings can learn from Saturday's game
"The third period, that's what we're taking from this game. We need to play like that for 60 minutes, and we're gonna win a lot of hockey games in this league."