"We're obviously playing well, but we're getting a lot of special-teams scoring," said Carolina defenseman Dougie Hamilton, who scored a shorthanded goal. "There's not always a lot going on 5-on-5, and there have been some games where we weren't playing that well, but we've gotten a couple of power-play goals and been able to win the game."
Alex Nedeljkovic
made 25 saves for the Hurricanes (20-6-1), whose streak is one shy of tying the longest in their history (won nine straight three times, most recently from March 18-April 7, 2009).
"I'm absolutely feeling comfortable, and a lot of that is guys doing a good job in front of me," said Nedeljkovic, who has won four straight starts. "They are trying to give me good lanes and letting me see the puck. When I'm leaving rebounds, like I did a couple times tonight, they are cleaning everything up."
Jonathan Bernier made 30 saves for the Red Wings (8-17-4), who have lost five of their past six.
"We had two or three power plays (0-for-2) and we moved the puck around a little on one of them, but we didn't get anything on net, and they got a goal," Detroit captain Dylan Larkin said. "It's crucial for us to get the power play producing, and we didn't do that tonight. That was definitely a factor in the game."