Fabbri scores twice, Red Wings defeat Kings in shootout

LOS ANGELES -- Robby Fabbri scored twice, and the Detroit Red Wings won 4-3 in a shootout against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday.

Alex Lyon made 40 saves, and Daniel Sprong had two assists for the Red Wings (19-16-4), who have won three of their past four games.

“It was not a very good first period by us,” Detroit coach Derek Lalonde said. “For us to play that poorly in the first period and to bounce back like that in the second against a very good team, it’s a quality win for us.”

Adrian Kempe scored twice for the Kings (20-9-6), who have lost four games in a row for the first time this season (0-2-2). David Rittich made 24 saves, and Alex Laferriere and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had two assists.

“At the end of the night, we’re kind of disappointed just leaving with one point,” Kempe said. “I think we played good enough to win.”

Fabbri scored to make it 3-2 at 5:24 of the second period, giving Detroit its first lead when he put in Sprong’s rebound one second after a power play expired.

Kempe tied it 3-3 at 15:43 on a wrist shot from the right circle that beat Lyon under his right arm. He has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his past six games.

Lucas Raymond and Patrick Kane scored in the shootout, and Lyon saved attempts by Trevor Moore and Kempe.

“A game like that, you've got to grind it out for a full 60 minutes, overtime and the shootout,” Fabbri said. “It took everyone.”

Kempe gave the Kings a 1-0 lead at 1:50 of the first period when he tapped in Laferriere’s pass at the top of the crease.

“I think we tried to play simple, play hard, get the puck to the net as much as we could, and got rewarded with two goals,” Kempe said. “So, it was a good job by my linemates and I’m just trying to be in the right place at the right time.”

Matt Roy scored his first goal of the season for the Kings to make it 2-0 at 4:18, putting in a rebound from the slot off Anze Kopitar’s shot on the rush.

“I think they woke us up a little bit, got us on our game, and we saw that made us successful there in the second period,” Fabbri said. “And we kept it going.”

Fabbri cut it to 2-1 at 9:59 of the second period when he put in a centering pass from Olli Maatta at the top of the crease.

Jeff Petry tied it 2-2 at 17:21 on a slap shot from the right point through traffic.

NOTES: Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat and Kings goalie Cam Talbot were named to the 2024 NHL All-Star Game prior to puck drop. … Kane scored in a shootout for the 51st time, second-most in NHL history behind former Chicago Blackhawks teammate Jonathan Toews (52). … Detroit used 11 forwards and seven defensemen with center Andrew Copp unavailable because of a lower-body injury. … Kings forward Arthur Kaliyev returned to the lineup and had four shots on goal in 14:13 of ice time after he was a healthy scratch Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.