Detroit, MI (11/27/69)- The Red Wings stormed out to a 3-0 lead then cruised to a 5-2 win over the hapless Los Angeles Kings at Olympia Stadium on Thursday night.
It was the Red Wings' first home game since November 8.
Alex Delvecchio, Garry Unger and Gary Bergman (first goal) scored for Detroit (10-5-4) by the 11:37 mark of the second period, and the Red Wings kept the last place Kings at arm's length the rest of the evening.
Roger Crozier made 26 saves for the Red Wings.
The Kings had six power plays, but the Red Wings killed five of them, many times getting more shots on goal than Los Angeles.
"I thought we started fast," said Red Wings coach Sid Abel. "We never let (the Kings) get into the game a-tall."
Gordie Howe and Pete Stemkowski (empty net) rounded out the scoring for Detroit, which hosts Chicago on Saturday.
Bill Flett (PP) and Bob Wall scored for the Kings, who have won just three of their first 20 games.
LA 0-0-2 = 2
DET 1-2-2 = 5
1st Period
DET- Delvecchio (Harris, Popiel) 7:49
2nd Period
DET- Unger (Connelly, Baun) 9:39
DET- Bergman (Brewer, Howe) PPG 11:37
Third Period
LA- Flett (Shack, Cahan) PPG 5:27
DET- Howe (Mahovlich, Harris) 8:02
LA- Wall (Campbell) 9:53
DET- Stemkowski (Ravlich, Karlander) ENG 19:39
Shots on Goal
LA- 6-10-12 = 28
DET- 16-13-11= 40
Goalies
Dejordy (LA); Crozier (DET)
Power Plays
LA 1-for-6; DET 1-for-3
Penalty minutes
LA 6; DET 12
Fights
None
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