LOS ANGELES — Michal Handzus scored his second goal on a rebound with 2:21 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings furiously rallied from a three-goal deficit to set a franchise record with their ninth straight victory, 4-3 over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.

DETROIT — Red Wings captain and Swedish star Nicklas Lidstrom can vividly recall the sequence that set up his gold-medal winning goal at the 2006 Turin Olympics.

If the Detroit Red Wings could play everyone else as well as they do against the San Jose Sharks they wouldn’t have to fight to make it to the playoffs.

DETROIT — In the past, games like today’s nationally televised tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins would have had a different meaning for the Detroit Red Wings.

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Coyotes take on slumping Red Wings in Detroit

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings left an important two points on the ice Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena.

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The Capitals scored twice in a 46-second span to beat the Red Wings, 3-2, tonight in Washington. Chris Osgood, in his first start in 13 games, had 20 saves in the loss.

The Dallas Stars are happy to be home, and are probably happy to see the Detroit Red Wings at the American Airlines Center. The Stars look to recover from another dismal road trip and snap a three-game slide Saturday when they try to win their fifth straight at home against the Red Wings. Dallas (19-17-11) completed a 0-3 trip with a 5-3 loss at Montreal on Thursday.