Hurricanes 5, Red Wings 3
DETROIT -- Right winger Kris Versteeg and center Eric Staal had a goal and two assists each to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to their first win of the season, a 5-3 decision over the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on Friday night.
Left winger Brock McGinn got his first career goal, in his first NHL game, and had an assist, while defenseman Justin Faulk and left winger Chris Terry also scored for Carolina. Goaltender Cam Ward made 17 saves.
Left winger Gustav Nyquist, center Riley Sheahan and right winger Teemu Pulkkinen scored for Detroit. Goaltender Jimmy Howard made 31 saves.
Versteeg made it 4-2 with his first goal, 6:25 into the third period. He converted a one-timer from the slot. Terry got his goal with 6:54 left. It was his first goal. Pulkkinen scored with 6:54 remaining for his third goal.
McGinn scored 55 seconds into the game when he put in his own rebound on a 2-on-1 rush. His original shot came from the bottom of the left circle. The play was the result of a turnover in the neutral zone.
Faulk's power-play goal made it 2-0, 3:07 into the second period with his second goal and Staal made it 3-0, 6:15 into the second period with his second goal. It was Staal's first goal against Detroit in his 12-season NHL career.
The Red Wings cut the deficit to one in a minute and 12 seconds.
Nyquist got Detroit's first goal with 5:58 left in the second period. He beat Ward with a wrist shot from the top inside edge of the left circle on a 2-on-1 rush. It was his second goal. Sheahan made it 3-2 with his first goal of the season with 4:46 remaining in the second period. He backhanded in a rebound.
NOTE: Detroit was without C Pavel Datsyuk (ankle), C Darren Helm (shoulder, concussion), D Dan DeKeyser (foot) and RW Johan Franzen (concussion-like symptoms). ... Carolina was missing D James Wisniewski (knee), C Riley Nash (shoulder) and LW Joakim Nordstrom (undisclosed). ... Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill and Hurricanes coach Bill Peters are good friends. They were assistant coaches for Detroit during the 2011-12 season on Mike Babcock's staff. ... Carolina recalled LW Brock McGinn and D Brett Pesce from their AHL affiliate in Charlotte on Wednesday. McGuinn made his NHL debut Friday. Pesce was scratched. ... C Joakim Andersson was scratched for the Red Wings, and Red Wings D Alexey Marchenko was sent to Grand Rapids of the AHL.