Detroit Red Wings vs Los Angeles Kings
Regular season · Thursday, October 6, 1988 · Great Western Forum
Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings 8–2 on Thursday, October 6, 1988 at Great Western Forum. The Kings outshot the Red Wings 40–34.
Luc Robitaille scored a hat trick. Steve Yzerman, Wayne Gretzky, Dave Taylor, Bernie Nicholls, Bobby Carpenter, Gerard Gallant and Tim Tookey also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Yzerman (1)Jeff Sharples (1), Shawn Burr (1)1–005:22 DET · 
Wayne Gretzky (1)Dave Taylor (1), Bernie Nicholls (1)1–112:54 LAK · 
Luc Robitaille (1)Bobby Carpenter (1), Wayne Gretzky (1)1–218:06 LAK ·
2nd period
Dave Taylor (1)Wayne Mcbean (1), Bobby Carpenter (2)1–307:20 LAK
Bernie Nicholls (1)Luc Robitaille (1), Mike Krushelnyski (1)1–407:33 LAK- Luc Robitaille (2)Mike Krushelnyski (2)1–516:26 LAK
Bobby Carpenter (1)Wayne Gretzky (2), Wayne Mcbean (2)1–618:31 LAK
Gerard Gallant (1)Adam Oates (1), Jim Pavese (1)2–619:37 DET
3rd period
- Luc Robitaille (3)Wayne Gretzky (3), Bernie Nicholls (2)2–710:46 LAK ·
Tim Tookey (1)Doug Crossman (1)2–812:22 LAK
Team stats
DETLAK
3440
0%0%
1/53/6
1210
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:48 into the first period
Bernie Nicholls · roughing2 min - 6:57 into the first periodSteve Duchesne · holding2 min
- 11:14 into the first period
Tim Higgins · tripping2 min - 12:02 into the first periodRick Zombo · cross checking2 min
- 16:20 into the first periodGilbert Delorme · holding2 min
- 4:53 into the second periodDave Taylor · interference2 min
- 8:49 into the second periodPaul Fenton · hooking2 min
- 11:20 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 12:31 into the second periodDoug Crossman · interference2 min
- 6:06 into the third periodPaul MacLean · cross checking2 min
- 8:53 into the third periodDoug Halward · holding2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.