Red Wings 5, Kings 2

Red Wing' Gustav Nyquist picks up a loose puck laying to the side of Kings goalie Jonathan Quick and sends it home to make it 4-0 in the first period.

Kings' goalie Jonathan Quick is bombarded by Wings shots in the first period.

Wings Gustav Nyquist chases down a puck behind the Kings net and passes it backwards to teammate Tomas Tatar who snaps into the net for a goal in the first period.

The Red Wings' Tomas Tatar celebrates his goal off a beautiful back pass by teammate Gustav Nyquist, with a dejected Kings' Robyn Regehr the first period.

Wings Pavel Datsyuk shot goes right through Kings goalie Jonathan Quicks pads for goal in the first period.

Wings goalie Jimmy Howard keeps an eye on the puck, blocking a shot in the second period.

Wings defensemen Justin Abdelkader on the bench during a break in the action in the second period.

Wings goalie Jimmy Howard makes a save in the second period.

Red Wings' Luke Glendening battles for a puck with Kings' Drew Doughty in the second period.

Wings goalie Jimmy Howard can't pull in the puck that cuts across the crease with Kings Alec Martinez putting it into the back of the net during the second period.

Red Wings fans raise "Get Well Gordie" signs given to them at the Joe for the hospitalized Red Wing and NHL hockey great, Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe.

Wings goalie Jimmy Howard keeps an eye on the puck, blocking a shot in the second period.

Kings goalie Jonathan Quick makes a stop on Wings Henrik Zetterberg in the third period.

Wings Justin Abdelkader and Kings Drew Doughty battle for the puck behind the Kings net in the third period.

Wings Gustav Nyquist brings the puck around with Kings Brayden McNabb defending in the third period.

An excited Tigger horse dances the night away during the Wings 5-2 victory over last years Stanley Cup winner Los Angeles Kings late in the third period. NHL Detroit Red Wings vs. Los Angeles Kings at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit , Michigan on October 31, 2014. (Image by Daniel Mears / The Detroit News)

Kings Andy Andreoff and Wings Tomas Jurco battle for a loose puck in the third period.

Wings Riley Sheahan brings the puck around the net of Kings goalie Jonathan Quick in the third period.

Wings Gustav Nyquist in the third period.

Wings Luke Glendening gets taken down in front of the Kings net by Los Angeles' Matt Greene in the third period.

Kings Andy Andreoff tries to keep Wings Jonathan Ericsson from going after Kings Jordan Nolan during a tussle in the third period.

Referees try to break up a tussle between Kings Jordan Nolan and Wings Jonathan Ericsson in the third period.

Wings goalie Jimmy Howard brushes away a penalty shot by Kings Dustin Brown in the third period.

Wings Niklas Kronwall brings the puck up ice in the second period.

Wings Luke Glendening dings a shot off the crossbar behind Kings goalie Jonathan Quick in the first period.

Wings Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk celebrate after a Datsyuk put the puck in the back of the empty net from a pass from Zetterberg to put an exclamation point on the night, Wings 5, Kings 2.

Red Wings fans sign a large banner with "Get Well Gordie" wishes for the hospitalized NHL great Gordie Howe, who had suffered a stroke.