Overview
- Detroit beat Los Angeles 4-3 in a shootout at Crypto.com Arena, improving to 8-3-0 as the Kings fell to 5-3-4 and remained winless at home this season.
- Marco Kasper scored twice and Alex DeBrincat added a goal and an assist for the Red Wings.
- The Kings rallied late as Corey Perry and Quinton Byfield scored 40 seconds apart to force overtime after Alex Laferriere's short-handed opener.
- A potential overtime winner by Kevin Fiala was overturned for goalie interference, and Cam Talbot stopped all three Kings attempts in the tiebreaker after making 35 saves through OT.
- The matchup marked McLellan’s return to Los Angeles as Detroit’s coach, with the Kings’ early-season pattern of strong road results but continued home struggles persisting.