Worth Mentioning

• Andreas Athanasiou remains on fire. He blasted one home to get the Wings on the board first.

• After a competitive first period, the Wings started to look like their old selves in the second period. The period as a whole was nothing short of pathetic. They were out-shot 19-7 and got into penalty trouble. Carolina took advantage and potted two goals.
• Cue the comeback. Mantha got the ball rolling with a snipe off a two-on-one. Athanasiou picked up a primary assist for his second point of the night.

• Mantha wasn’t done. Coming in one-on-one with Brett Pesce, Mantha’ first shot was blocked but he than immediately got a second chance off and beat Scott Darling to tie the game at three.

• Interesting of note: all three of Detroit’s goals came from distance. It wasn’t a memorable night for Darling.
• Late in the game the Hurricanes started to bring more heat. Jonthan Bernier made some key saves to keep it tie. Overall, Bernier was spectacular. He made a career high 49 saves off 52 shots.
• A very exciting overtime was headlined by two desperation saves by Darling. The first on Mantha (robbing him of a hattrick) and then Mike Green moments later on a rebound.

• In the shootout, Frans Nielsen answered the call. The best ever at the shootout roofed a quick backhander to beat Darling, and give the Red Wings a 4-3 win.

Final Thoughts