With the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference standings clustered tightly, the Red Wings headed into Carolina against a streaking Hurricanes team, needing to earn points by any means necessary.
Despite having won a solid victory over Ottawa on Thursday, the Wings play on an every-other-day basis until March 16th, so the stretch drive grind is really here.
On Saturday night in Raleigh, the Red Wings’ mistake-prone hockey afforded the Hurricanes their 6th straight win against Detroit at the Lenovo Center, with the sloppy Wings losing by a 5-3 tally.
The nearby-in-the-standings Sabres, Senators, Canadiens and Islanders all won, too, diminishing Detroit’s margin for error as the Wings head into Nashville for a 2 PM EDT start on Monday.
PREGAME: Cam Talbot and Fredrik Andersen led their respective teams out onto the ice at the Lenovo Center:
GO TIME pic.twitter.com/mdbqSSW1MP
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 28, 2026
The Canes posted their lineup at 6:55 PM, minus their starters…
Gentlemen, start your engines 😤 pic.twitter.com/x2NwhBWmj9
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) February 28, 2026
And the Red Wings posted their lineup a few minutes later…
Saturday lineup in Raleigh ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/BW2ihvTEEn
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 1, 2026
1ST PERIOD:
The teams dressed the following starters and lineups:
GOAL: Simon Edvinsson made a bad decision to lackadaisically shoot the puck toward the goal as the “last man back” on the blueline, and Taylor Hall swiped the puck, broke in on a breakaway, and scored to make it 1-0 Carolina.
TELL ME "HALL" ABOUT IT 😱
— NHL (@NHL) March 1, 2026
A beautiful goal from Taylor Hall! pic.twitter.com/CuSoX5fI4q
Taylor Hall, y'all. 🙌
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) March 1, 2026
The #Canes take the first lead of the night. pic.twitter.com/KGkBodRfoj
WHAT A BEAUTY FROM TAYLOR HALL 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/9m1GxtrNxO
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) March 1, 2026
Carolina 1, Detroit 0: Hall (14) unassisted at 14:05 of the 1st period, breakaway goal.
PENALTY: With 40.9 seconds remaining in the 1st period, Albert Johansson was tagged with a tripping penalty for tugging at Gostisbehere.
GOAL: Shayne Gostisbehere sent a sneaky shot through the Wings’ defense, and Sebastian Aho tipped the puck off Simon Edvinsson’s stick, giving the Hurricanes a PPG and a 2-0 lead with only 8 seconds left in the 1st.
Carolina's power play got them the game-winner on Thursday, and they strike again tonight.
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) March 1, 2026
They now have 30 goals on the man advantage since Dec. 2, second-most among all NHL teams during that time. pic.twitter.com/ghDg1Qunj9
Power play crew got it done 🚨 pic.twitter.com/XKvsUjz4CE
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) March 1, 2026
Carolina 2, Detroit 0: Aho (22) from Gostisbehere (30) and Jarvis (20) at 19:52 1st, PPG.
After 1 pic.twitter.com/Lreta2T7m8
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 1, 2026
END 1st stats:
— George Malik (@georgemalik) March 1, 2026
Shots in the 1st 11-7 Carolina;
Shot attempts 29-12 Carolina;
Hits 9-8 Carolina;
Giveaways 8-5 Carolina;
Takeaways 3-2 Carolina;
Blocks 11-4 Detroit;
Faceoffs 10-9 Detroit (53%);
Canes 1-for-1 in 33 seconds PP time. pic.twitter.com/GQusTCpKvB
2ND PERIOD:
GOAL: Albert Johansson made a bad turnover at center ice, the Canes’ Scott Walker worked the puck up ice to William Carrier, and he fed Eric Robinson in the crease. Robinson jammed the puck through Talbot with Johansson and Axel Sandin-Pellikka watching at 2:52 of the 2nd period.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way! pic.twitter.com/Ki0JxxzOVN
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) March 1, 2026
Offense from defense!
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) March 1, 2026
Sean Walker makes a great play to set up Eric Robinson's 11th of the year. pic.twitter.com/XoyzbYJf3N
Carolina 3, Detroit 0: Robinson (11) from Carrier (7) and Walker (11) at 2:52 2nd period.
PENALTIES: Off a scrum behind the Canes’ net, Ben Chiarot and Andrei Svechnikov sat for roughing at 17:07 of the 2nd, yielding a 4-on-4.
GOAL: Dylan Larkin regrouped in the neutral zone, pushed the puck into the offensive zone, and sent a pass to Alex DeBrincat on the right wing. As Larkin drove the net, Edvinsson took a lateral pass from DeBrincat, and Simon roofed the puck over Andersen to make it 3-1.
SIMON SNIPE pic.twitter.com/o3ce00Jp9D
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 1, 2026
Big goal from the big Swede! pic.twitter.com/wm7iGvkUpr
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 1, 2026
Carolina 3, Detroit 1: Edvinsson (7) from DeBrincat (28) and Larkin (26) at 18:26 2nd period.
GOAL: Then J.T. Compher fed Moritz Seider for a shot that Seider was unable to score on, but Seider took the rebound, cycled up top and gave the puck to Patrick Kane, who fired a flickering shot through Andersen’s short side to make it 3-2 at 19:13.
KANER ADDS ANOTHER!! pic.twitter.com/HsM3YOG0zE
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 1, 2026
47 seconds later… SHOWTIME! pic.twitter.com/IyfdqEBny4
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 1, 2026
Don't look now, but Patrick Kane has made it a one-goal game! 👀 pic.twitter.com/yDwrfhdL3j
— NHL (@NHL) March 1, 2026
Carolina 3, Detroit 2: Kane (9) from Seider (33) and Compher (12) at 19:13 2nd period.
After 2 pic.twitter.com/9s1UIk5nEM
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 1, 2026
2nd period stats:
— George Malik (@georgemalik) March 1, 2026
Shots 17-14 Detroit in the 2nd period, shots 25-23 Carolina overall.
Canes 1-for-1 in 33 seconds PP time.
Shot attempts 50-35 Carolina;
Hits 19-16 Carolina;
Giveaways 16-11 Carolina;
Takeaways 6-2 Carolina;
Blocks 18-6 DET;
FO's 21-16 CAR (43%). pic.twitter.com/ngaiMnH2m7
Individually…
— George Malik (@georgemalik) March 1, 2026
Larkin leads the Wings with 4 shots and 5 attempts; Chiarot has 3 shots and 4 attempts;
3 hits for Chiarot, 2 for Copp, Rasmussen, Finnie, Kasper;
2 giveaways for Seider and Larkin;
Takeaways for JvR and Finnie;
4 blocks for Kasper, 3 for JBD;
Compher 7-4… https://t.co/9yI6sv2l17
3RD PERIOD:
GOAL: Off a cycle in which Taylor Hall and Jackson Blake hemmed in the Compher line for a significant chunk of time, Blake found Gostisbehere in the slot, and Gostisbehere roofed the puck over Cam Talbot to make it 4-2 at 2:18 of the 3rd.
Give-and-Ghost 👻 pic.twitter.com/J1pQav0ohD
— NHL (@NHL) March 1, 2026
Ghost loves playing the Red Wings pic.twitter.com/edZOIfXj2e
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) March 1, 2026
Carolina 4, Detroit 2: Gostisbehere (10) from Blake (19) and Hall (17) at 2:18 3rd period.
GOAL: Jackson Blake took a pass from his own blueline and skated up the right side, Moritz Seider had pinched poorly, and Simon Edvinsson had to take the pass…So Blake fired a shot through Talbot to make it 5-2.
This line is buzzin’ 🔥 pic.twitter.com/pBhHTqLc2Y
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) March 1, 2026
Tran$ition! 🤑
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) March 1, 2026
Jackson Blake now has 17 goals, matching last year's output in 21 fewer games. pic.twitter.com/LHHZYwlz6u
Carolina 5, Detroit 2: Blake (17) from Hall (18) and Gostisbehere (31) at 5:30 3rd.
PENALTY: Emmitt Finnie drew the Wings’ first power play of the game at 6:42 of the 3rd, via a Sean Walker trip.
PENALTY: And Dylan Larkin tripped Jordan Martinook at 7:07 of the 3rd, negating the power play.
PENALTY: Simon Edvinsson sat for 4:00 for high-sticking a tooth out of Taylor Hall’s mouth at 15:09 of the 3rd period.
Final from Carolina pic.twitter.com/ucljbUME0i
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 1, 2026
STATISTICS: Here are the Game Summary and Event Summary:
FINAL STATS from Detroit's 5-2 loss to Carolina:
— George Malik (@georgemalik) March 1, 2026
Shots in the 3rd 10-6 Carolina, shots 35-29 Carolina overall.
Canes 1-for-3 in 4:58 PP; Detroit 0-for-1 in 25 seconds.
Talbot 30 of 35, Andersen 27 of 29.
Shot attempts 68-42 Carolina;
Hits 25-20 Detroit;
Giveaways 20-14… pic.twitter.com/axbVNNWsvy
Individually…
— George Malik (@georgemalik) March 1, 2026
1 goal for Edvinsson, Kane; 1 assist for Compher, Seider, Larkin, DeBrincat.
Detroit was -11. JvR -3, Johansson, Appleton, ASP -2, Ras, Compher, Shine, Kasper -1, Kane and DeBrincat +1.
Chiarot led the Wings with 5 shots and 6 attempts; Larkin had 4 shots and 5… https://t.co/PKO7cHIBgl
