Up next for Kings: Saturday vs. Detroit

VS. DETROIT

When: 1 p.m.

Where: Staples Center.

On the air: TV: FS West; Radio: 1150.

Records: Kings 35-19-3, Red Wings 27-20-10.

Record vs. Red Wings: 1-2-0.

Update: With a point today, the Kings’ Anze Kopitar, who has seven goals and eight assists in his last eight games, would set a career best with points in nine consecutive games. When he scores a goal, the Kings are 17-3. Goaltender Jonathan Quick is 13-3 in his last 16 games. Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk has four goals and four assists in his last six games. The Red Wings, struggling after reaching the Stanley Cup finals in each of the previous two seasons, are 1-2 on their trip and 3-4-3 in their last 10 games.

-- Kevin Baxter