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National Hockey League
Carolina 3, Detroit 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 20, 2018
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Dave Jackson, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 19515
Elias Lindholm scored two power-play goals to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday night.

Lindholm increased his season total to 14 goals. Justin Williams added a goal in the late going for Carolina, which had lost six of eight. The Hurricanes were playing for the first time since losing to Calgary 4-1 on Sunday.

Justin Faulk added two assists and Cam Ward made 23 saves for the Hurricanes.

Tomas Tatar scored the lone goal for Detroit, which has lost four of its last five games. Jimmy Howard made 27 saves as Carolina had a 30-24 advantage in shots on goal.

Both teams converted on the power play in the first period. Jordan Staal snared a rebound and fed Lindholm in front of the net to put Carolina on top 2:57 into the game. The Red Wings answered at the 16:37 mark when Tatar fired in his 12th goal from the right circle. Mike Green and Dylan Larkin were credited with assists.

The Hurricanes outshot the Wings 13-9 during the period.

Howard kept it deadlocked by making a pad save after Brock McGinn got behind the Detroit defense late in the second period. No penalties were called during those 20 minutes while Carolina held an 8-6 edge in shots on goal.

Lindholm banged home his own rebound to put the Hurricanes back in front. Howard made a pad save on Teuvo Teravainen and a stick save on Lindholm, but Lindholm squeezed the puck between the prone Howard and the goalpost at 6:54 of the third.

The Hurricanes had the man advantage after Xavier Ouellet was whistled for interference.

Carolina dodged a bullet with under four minutes left when Martin Frk hit the goalpost.

Howard made a couple of stops but couldn't secure the puck before Williams scored his eighth goal with under two minutes remaining to make it 3-1.

Detroit had a power play for the final 1:45 but couldn't convert.

The teams will face each other twice more next month.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Carolina   Detroit
Elias Lindholm 2 Points Tomas Tatar 1
Elias Lindholm 2 Goals Tomas Tatar 1
Justin Faulk 2 Assists Mike Green 1
Elias Lindholm 2 Power Play Goals Tomas Tatar 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Cam Ward .958 Save Percentage Jimmy Howard .900
Cam Ward 23 Saves Jimmy Howard 27
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Carolina 30 3 2-3 1-2 4 33
Detroit 24 1 1-2 1-3 6 27
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .526 after a win and .308 after a loss.
  • Carolina will play their next game at home against Vegas. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .480 after a loss.