Los Angeles Kings vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena
SN · FDSNDETX · FDSNW
Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Kings 28-22.
Goals came from Samuel Helenius, Andrei Kuzmenko, Alex DeBrincat and Corey Perry.
Anton Forsberg made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win; John Gibson stopped 19 of 21.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Samuel Helenius (2)Jeff Malott (4)1–010:00 LAK
3rd period
Andrei Kuzmenko (11)Adrian Kempe (23), Kevin Fiala (19)2–006:46 LAK · PPG
Alex DeBrincat (28)Moritz Seider (29), Patrick Kane (23)Edmundson 1:23 into shift2–117:45 DET
Corey Perry (11)Alex Laferriere (12)3–118:47 LAK · EN
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
2–1 · 3rd 17:45 · DeBrincat. LAK stayed on through an icing. Edmundson was 1:23 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 LAK
2nd 10:00 · Helenius
Larkin 0:52
2–0 LAK
3rd 6:46 · PP · Kuzmenko
Chiarot 0:53
2–1 DET
3rd 17:45 · DeBrincat
Long shift: Edmundson 1:23
3–1 LAK
3rd 18:47 · EN · Perry
Larkin 2:26
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 09:08
Albert Johansson · holding2 min - 1st 11:09Dylan Larkin · slashing2 min
- 1st 13:04
Quinton Byfield · tripping2 min - 2nd 18:21Andrei Kuzmenko · hooking2 min
- 3rd 05:53Jacob Bernard-Docker · slashing2 min
- 3rd 07:29Drew Doughty · holding2 min
- 3rd 19:53Adrian Kempe · slashing2 min
Season series
Los Angeles Kings
| 9Adrian KempeR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:38 |
| 10Corey PerryR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:28 |
| 14Alex LaferriereR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:35 |
| 22Kevin FialaL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 15:26 |
| 39Jeff MalottL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 08:00 |
| 79Samuel HeleniusC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 11:02 |
| 96Andrei KuzmenkoL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:46 |
| 12Trevor MooreL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:38 |
| 37Warren FoegeleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 15:44 |
| 40Joel ArmiaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:05 |
| 52Taylor WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 10:48 |
| 55Quinton ByfieldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:15 |
| 2Brian DumoulinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:56 |
| 5Cody CeciD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:04 |
| 6Joel EdmundsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:43 |
| 8Drew DoughtyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:21 |
| 44Mikey AndersonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:58 |
| 92Brandt ClarkeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:26 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Anton ForsbergG | W | 28 | 27 | 1 | .964 | 60:00 |
| 35Darcy KuemperG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Detroit Red Wings
| 88Patrick KaneR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:18 |
| 93Alex DeBrincatR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19:59 |
| 53Moritz SeiderD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26:41 |
| 18Andrew CoppC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:24 |
| 21James van RiemsdykL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:45 |
| 22Mason AppletonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 |
| 23Lucas RaymondL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:03 |
| 27Michael RasmussenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 |
| 37J.T. CompherL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:25 |
| 58Emmitt FinnieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:02 |
| 71Dylan LarkinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 20:57 |
| 85Elmer SoderblomL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:32 |
| 92Marco KasperC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:21 |
| 8Ben ChiarotD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:02 |
| 20Albert JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:06 |
| 25Jacob Bernard-DockerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:20 |
| 44Axel Sandin-PellikkaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:38 |
| 52Travis HamonicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:28 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36John GibsonG | L | 21 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 57:45 |
| 39Cam TalbotG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |