Red Wings recover, defeat Hurricanes in seven-round shootout

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Adam Erne scored in the third period and had the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings a 5-4 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Saturday.

Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Valtteri Filppula scored for the Red Wings (14-23-6). Thomas Greiss made 30 saves for his fourth win this season.
"I thought our compete level was excellent," Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. "I give our guys lots of credit, I thought they dug in. There were pushes back and forth. They're one of the best teams in the League, and I thought our guys did a really good job."

Dougie Hamilton and Martin Necas each had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes (27-9-4), who had won three in a row. Petr Mrazek made 24 saves.
"Overall, we just weren't sharp," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "I didn't like our power play. That wasn't sharp (0-for-2). We didn't do anything we talked about doing before the game."
Erne gave Detroit a 4-3 lead at 13:40 of the third period when he scored on a breakaway with a backhand over the glove of Mrazek. Erne started the break by blocking a shot from Jake Gardiner at the left point before outskating three Carolina defenders in the neutral zone.
"It was a low-to-high pass by them and I was just able to get in the shooting lane," Erne said. "It took a good bounce off me to center ice, and I had a step on [Hurricanes defenseman Jake Bean]. I was able to get a backhand on net."
Nino Niederreiter had a goal overturned at 14:47 because of goaltender interference, but Sebastian Aho was able to score 1:13 later on a wrist shot from the left circle to tie it 4-4.
Necas gave Carolina a 1-0 lead at 1:38 of the first period, receiving a cross-ice backhand pass from Vincent Trocheck and scoring with a wrist shot from the left circle.
Larkin tied it 1-1 at 6:15. Mrazek saved Filip Zadina's shot, but Larkin chipped in the rebound at the right post.
"You have to have traffic, you have to get pucks to the cage," Blashill said. "I thought we did a good job of that. [Larkin's] goal was a chaos goal. That's what you have to have to beat real good goaltenders."

Mantha deflected Alex Biega's shot from the right point to make it 2-1 at 10:10.
"[The Red Wings] got their bounces from working hard," Brind'Amour said. "Some weird goals, but beating us to the net, fighting in front of the net. They earned their two points tonight."
Jordan Staal tied it 2-2 at 14:44 of the first when he skated past his brother, Red Wings defenseman Marc Staal, to a loose puck along the right boards and beat Greiss with a wrist shot off the left post.
Hamilton gave the Hurricanes a 3-2 lead at 9:52 of the second period when drove the net from the left circle and scored on a rush.
"We were chasing the game a little bit, but I still thought we still had some chances," Hamilton said. "It felt like we should have won."
Filppula tied it 3-3 at 16:03. Mrazek tried to clear the puck with his stick during a scramble in front of the net, but it deflected off Staal's right skate and redirected in five-hole.
NOTES: The teams will complete the two-game set here Monday. … Erne has scored nine goals this season after scoring nine the previous two seasons combined. … Trocheck has scored a point in 13 straight games he's played (seven goals, 11 assists); he missed eight in between with an upper-body injury. … Hamilton has scored a point in 18 of his past 21 games (five goals, 17 assists). … Jordan Staal played his 999th NHL game.