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Hurricanes Down Detroit 5-2 - Match Report

Carolina earned a 5-2 victory over Detroit behind a 2-goal performance from Sebastian Aho on Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena.

Carolina won as a -235 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Carolina got goals from Sebastian Aho(2), Nino Niederreiter, Morgan Geekie, and Justin Williams in the victory. Geekie opened the scoring at 8:58 of the first period.

Petr Mrazek stopped 23 of 25 Detroit shots in the victory.

Tyler Bertuzzi, and Christoffer Ehn scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Petr Mrazek.

Jonathan Bernier stopped 31 of 36 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Carolina went 3-for-4, while the Red Wings were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Carolina outshot Detroit 36-25 in the game.

Carolina looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Devils. The Red Wings will aim to get back on the winning track at Washington.