2-0 before eight minutes of play had even transpired, the pair of tallies would've been enough offense for Carolina, but the team continued to push forward as the contest progressed into the second and third periods.
Detroit was able to get on the board in the middle frame via Robert Hagg, however, Brent Burns had a near-immediate response for his club, halting any momentum that the short-staffed Red Wings were attempting to build. The visitors entered the contest without Captain Dylan Larkin, who was ruled out due to a lower-body injury just prior to the start of warmups.
The game moved to the final 20 minutes 3-1 and there was only one goal left to be found, that of a Jesperi Kotkaniemi empty-netter.
But before that came with just 1:41 remaining on the clock, Antti Raanta made a pair of stellar stops to preserve his team's two-goal advantage.
When the final horn sounded it was a 4-1 victory for the Canes in their 41st home game of the campaign.
