Mantha's big night leads Red Wings over Flames
DETROIT -- Anthony Mantha scored two power-play goals, added an assist and had a fight for a Gordie Howe Hat Trick to lead the Detroit Red Wings to an 8-2 win against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena.
Andreas Athanasiou had two goals and an assist, and Dylan Larkin added a goal and two assists for Detroit (9-8-2). Gustav Nyquist, Justin Abdelkader and Luke Glendening also scored. Defenseman Mike Green had three assists and goalie Jimmy Howard made 26 saves.
Michael Ferland and Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist each for Calgary (10-8-2) and goaltender Eddie Lack made nine saves before being pulled early in the second period. Jon Gillis, who was recalled from Stockton of the American Hockey League earlier in the day, stopped 10 shots.
Detroit led 4-1 after the first period.
Athanasiou opened the scoring 5:33 into the game when his attempted pass went in off the skate of Calgary defenseman T.J. Brodie.
Nyquist made it 2-0 at 7:25 when he snapped in a loose puck from the slot. It was Nyquist's sixth goal.
Ferland put the Flames on the board with a power-play goal at 8:37. It was his eighth goal.
Mantha's power-play goal with 4:16 left in the first period made it 3-1. He put in his own rebound off a tip attempt. Larkin made it 4-1 just 1:33 later with a short-handed goal. He beat Lack from the left circle off the rush. It was Larkin's third goal.
Mantha's second power-play goal of the game, 4:27 into the second period, made it 5-1. It was his 10th goal, and sent Lack to the showers.
Gaudreu scored for Calgary with 7:26 left in the period to make it 5-2 for his eighth goal. But Abdelkader restored the four-goal lead with his third goal, with 44 seconds left in the middle period.
Athanasiou and Glendening added power-play goals in the final four minutes. It was Athanasiou's fourth goal and the fourth for Glendening.
NOTES: Detroit D Trevor Daley left the game after the second period with an upper-body injury. ... Calgary G Mike Smith did not play because of an upper-body injury. G Jon Gillis was recalled from Stockton of the American Hockey League to back up G Eddie Lack. ... Detroit LW Justin Abdelkader returned after missing a game with a fractured cheekbone. He suffered the injury in a fight with Flames RW Troy Brouwer last Thursday in Calgary. ... The contest began a six-game, 12-day road trip for the Flames.