Detroit Red Wings defenseman Albert Johansson, left, pokes the puck away from Kings right wing Alex Laferriere during the first period on Monday night in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) stops a Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond (23) shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Justin Holl (3) defends as Kings right wing Alex Laferriere (14) shoots in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings goaltender Cam Talbot (39) stops a shot by Kings left wing Warren Foegele (37) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond (23) skates past Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson (44) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) blocks a shot by Detroit Red Wings center Andrew Copp (18) as defenseman Mikey Anderson (44) looks on in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Kings left wing Kevin Fiala (22) celebrates his goal withJordan Spence (21) against the Detroit Red Wings in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan watches against the Kings in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Kings right wing Quinton Byfield (55) celebrates his goal against the Detroit Red Wings in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond (23) celebrates his goal with Dylan Larkin (71) as Kings left wing Warren Foegele (37) skates to the bench in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) stops a shot by Detroit Red Wings center Andrew Copp (18) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings right wing Alex DeBrincat (93) celebrates his goal against the Kings in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings goaltender Cam Talbot (39) stops a Kings right wing Quinton Byfield (55) shot as Erik Gustafsson (56) defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings right wing Dominik Shine (50) shoots against the Kings in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings left wing Elmer Soderblom (85) celebrates his goal against the Kings in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings left wing Elmer Soderblom (85) celebrates his goal with Albert Johansson (20), Simon Edvinsson (77), Michael Rasmussen (27) and Christian Fischer (36) against the Kings in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Kings left wing Warren Foegele (37) pokes Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider (53) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (71) looks to shoot on Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) as Mikey Anderson (44) defends in the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Kings head coach Jim Hiller watches against the Detroit Red Wings in the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) stops a Detroit Red Wings center Andrew Copp (18) shots as Vladislav Gavrikov (84) defends in the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings center Marco Kasper (92) scores past Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) during the third period on Monday night in Detroit. The Kings lost, 5-2. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin, left, Dominik Shine (50) Albert Johansson (20) and Marco Kasper (92) celebrate after their 5-2 victory over the Kings, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Albert Johansson, left, pokes the puck away from Kings right wing Alex Laferriere during the first period on Monday night in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
DETROIT — The Kings failed to get the better of their former coach on Monday night.
Marco Kasper had two goals and an assist and the host Detroit Red Wings won their third straight by defeating the Kings, 5-2, giving Coach Todd McLellan a victory over the team that fired him not quite a year ago.
Lucas Raymond had a goal and three assists, Elmer Soderblom scored his first goal of the season and Alex DeBrincat also scored for Detroit, while Cam Talbot made 23 saves to improve to 8-1 in January.
Kevin Fiala and Quinton Byfield scored for the Kings, and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves. The Kings, two games into a five-game road trip, have followed a five-game winning streak by going 2-5-1 over their last eight games.
Seconds after Talbot made a quality save against Adrian Kempe, Kasper gave the Red Wings a 4-2 lead with 9:55 left by knocking in his own rebound while getting shoved to the ice. He added an empty-netter in the final seconds.
The Kings scored the first two goals of the game and still had a 2-1 lead after one period.
Fiala found the back of the net with 5:10 left in the opening period. He took a shot from near the blue line, which beat a screened Talbot on the glove side. Jordan Spence and Alex Laferriere had the assists.
Then the Kings caught a big break. Dylan Larkin won a faceoff in his zone against Byfield. Detroit defenseman Moritz Seider took a backhanded swipe at the puck and inadvertently tapped it between Talbot’s skate and the goalpost. The “own goal” was credited to Byfield.
Detroit cut the Kings’ lead in half with some fine stick work. Kasper fought for his own rebound and made a backhanded pass through Trevor Moore’s legs to Raymond, who scored from the left side with 2:20 remaining in the period. Larkin had the second assist.
Raymond, Detroit’s leading scorer with 56 points, has 23 points in 16 games since McLellan was named head coach late last month.
The Red Wings took advantage of a 5-on-3 situation to tie the score at 6:03 of the second period. With Alex Turcotte and Byfield in the penalty box, DeBrincat scored on a one-timer from the left circle off a Raymond feed.
Soderblom gave Detroit the lead with 3:07 left in the period. He banged in a rebound of Christian Fischer’s shot. Albert Johansson also had an assist.
Detroit forwards Patrick Kane and J.T. Compher missed the game due to upper-body injuries and Vladimir Tarasenko sat out with an illness. With those three out, 31-year-old Dominik Shine made his NHL debut. Shine, who had appeared in 462 AHL games with Grand Rapids, skated on the fourth line.
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The Kings continue their five-game trip against Florida on Wednesday at 4 p.m. PT.
