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Detroit Red Wings vs Carolina Hurricanes Wrap - Detroit Wins 5-4

Detroit earned a 5-4 victory over Carolina on Saturday, but needed a shootout to do it at PNC Arena.

The Red Wings were a +300 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Detroit got goals from Adam Erne, Valtteri Filppula, Anthony Mantha, and Dylan Larkin in the victory. Larkin opened the scoring at 6:15 of the first period.

Thomas Greiss turned in a 30-save effort for the Red Wings.

Carolina got goals from Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal, Dougie Hamilton, and Martin Necas in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Petr Mrazek stopped 24 of 28 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Detroit went 0-for-2, while the Hurricanes were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Carolina outshot Detroit 34-28 in the game.