The NHL game in Los Angeles was unnecessarily dramatic, seen through Detroit's eyes. The Red Wings led 3-1 with 2.5 minutes left. Then the Kings' Corey Perry scored twice, the goals coming 40 seconds apart, sending the game into overtime.
After Detroit's Swedish player Simon Edvinsson was sent off, Los Angeles' Kevin Fiala scored in the final minute. However, it was disallowed, after video review, due to interference against Detroit's goalie Cam Talbot.
Detroit had already given up the game before the announcement came that the goal had been disallowed.
"We had accepted that it would only be one point and had players already in the locker room and starting to change," Detroit coach Todd McLellan told the Detroit Free Press.
So it was just a matter of getting them back to the booth and starting to focus (on the penalty shootout).
Detroit's first penalty taker Lucas Raymond was the only one who managed to score his penalty.
It was a strange night, but ultimately a good night, says McLellan.
The victory was Detroit's third in a row.
