The mighty Detroit Red Wings had a record in sight, entering the third period with a two-goal lead against the lowly Los Angeles Kings.
Los Angeles had other plans.
Brad Stuart scored the go-ahead goal at 13:07 of the third, helping the Kings rally for a 5-3 win over Detroit on Thursday night.
"It's always great when you can come back and win a game in the third period," Stuart said. "But it's much better when you can do it on the road against the best team in the league."
Kris Draper was unaware the Red Wings blew a chance to match a franchise record with a ninth straight win, but he was upset about the way they missed out on the opportunity.
"I care because of the way we lost," Draper said. "You know over the course of an 82-game schedule, things are going to happen, but when you're up 3-1 you have to find a way to bury hockey clubs. We didn't do that.
"We started making mistakes we hadn't for a majority of the year, taking untimely penalties and they capitalized."
Kings 5, Red Wings 3 (AP) 
