Red Wings open fire early in 5-2 win over Kings on Halloween

Gustav Nyquist and Pavel Datsyuk each scored twice to lead the Detroit Red Wings past the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings, 5-2. Nyquist had a pair of power-play goals and Datsyuk & Tomas Tatar also scored in a four-goal 1st period to help the Red Wings win their third straight at the Joe Louis Arena.

Jimmy Howard made 28 saves -- one on Dustin Brown's penalty shot -- for his fifth victory of the season. Detroit outshot the Kings 35-30 and kept the Cup champs winless on the road.



Throughout the Joe, fans found "Get Well Gordie" signs on their seats when they arrived for Detroit's first home game since Hall of Famer Gordie Howe suffered a stroke last Sunday at his daughter's house in Texas. The sellout crowd held up the signs and stood for an extended ovation after being told "Mr. Hockey" was watching the game on TV. The 86-year-old Howe has difficulty using the right side of his body and is currently recuperating in Lubbock, Texas, with his family.

The Red Wings will begin a 3-game road trip, starting this Sunday evening at 5 pm against the Buffalo Sabres. Afterwards, they'll head to Ottawa and then to Madison Square Garden to face the N.Y. Rangers.