RED WINGSKings 4, Red Wings 1Los Angeles center Nic Dowd celebrates his goal on Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard in the second period during the Red Wings 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at Joe Louis Arena, Dec. 15, 2016.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit Red Wings left wing Drew Miller, left, and center Luke Glendening battle for the puck with Los Angeles center Jeff Carter in the first period of their game at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Dec. 15, 2016.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsWayne State University police chief Anthony Holt and the Macomb County Sheriff honor guard stood with singer Karen Newman during the National Anthem in recognition of police officers who died in the line of duty this year.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsLos Angeles left wing Dwight King and Detroit center Andreas Athanasiou battle for the puck in the first period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsLos Angeles left wing Dwight King and Detroit left wing Henrik Zetterberg battle for the puck along the boards in the first period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit defenseman Mike Green passes the puck away from Los Angeles center Jeff Carter in the first period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit left wing Drew Miller watches as a goal by teammate Detroit defenseman Mike Green (not pictured) slips past Los Angeles goalie Jeff Zatkoff in the first period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsThe Red Wings celebrate a goal by defenseman Mike Green in the first period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit center Dylan Larkin and Los Angeles defenseman Matt Greene battle for the puck in the first period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsFrans Nielsen – A steady and earnest professional, Nielsen has been exactly what the Red Wings envisioned while essentially replacing Pavel Datsyuk. Nielsen isn’t Datsyuk, but he’s been a reasonable replacement. GRADE: BDavid Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit center Luke Glendening and Los Angeles defenseman Tom Gilbert battle for the puck in the first period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit defenseman Xavier Ouellet and Los Angeles center Jeff Carter collide along the boards in the first period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit center Dylan Larkin tries to steal the puck away from Los Angeles defenseman Drew Doughty in the first period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit goalie Jimmy Howard makes a save on a breakaway shot by Los Angeles center Tyler Toffoli in the second period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit center Andreas Athanasiou tries to keep the puck away from Los Angeles defenseman Derek Forbort in the second period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsLos Angeles right wing Dustin Brown crashes into Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard in the second period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsLos Angeles left wing Tanner Pearson tries to get the puck past Detroit defenseman Jonathan Ericsson and goalie Jimmy Howard in the second period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsLos Angeles right wing Dustin Brown tries to get the puck past Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard in the second period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit right wing Anthony Mantha scoops up the puck ahead of Los Angeles center Nick Shore in the second period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit left wing Henrik Zetterberg and Los Angeles center Anze Kopitar battle for the puck in the second period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit defenseman Danny DeKeyser and Los Angeles left wing Dwight King battle for the puck in the second period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit center Frans Nielsen scoops up a loose puck in the second period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsLos Angeles celebrates a goal by center Nic Dowd in the second period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit left wing Thomas Vanek slides into Los Angeles goalie Jeff Zatkoff and Los Angeles defenseman Tom Gilbert while attacking the net in the third period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit center Frans Nielsen tries to steal the puck from Los Angeles defenseman Alec Martinez in the third period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit center Steve Ott looks to pass the puck away from Los Angeles center Nick Shore in the third period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit defenseman Danny DeKeyser and goalie Jimmy Howard sit in the net after being scored on by Los Angeles center Tyler Toffoli in the third period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit center Riley Sheahan skates away as Los Angeles celebrates a goal by Tyler Toffoli in the third period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit center Dylan Larkin and Los Angeles defenseman Alec Martinez battle for the puck in the third period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit left wing Thomas Vanek can't get the puck past Los Angeles goalie Jeff Zatkoff in the third period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit center Gustav Nyquist and Los Angeles defenseman Derek Forbort battle for the puck in the third period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsLos Angeles center Tyler Toffoli sends the puck into an empty net ahead of Detroit left wing Tomas Tatar for a third period goal.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit right wing Anthony Mantha looks for an open man in the third period.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsDetroit center Luke Glendening moves the puck away from Los Angeles left wing Tanner Pearson in the third period.David Guralnick, Detroit News