Red Wings recover, top Hurricanes in OT after blowing 3-goal lead in 3rd

DETROIT -- Andrew Copp scored at 3:27 of overtime for the Detroit Red Wings, who recovered after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period for a 4-3 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Little Caesars Arena on Monday.

Alex DeBrincat, who finished with a goal and two assists, beat Sebastian Aho on the right wing before setting up Copp in front of the net.

“That’s a nice goal to score,” Copp said. “I try not to get wrapped up in any game before Game 50, when you start getting down the stretch, but this is two points against a team that’s right at the top of the conference.”

The Hurricanes trailed 3-0 in the third period before rallying with three goals on special teams to force overtime.

“We have confidence in what we are doing, and we doubled down on it,” Carolina forward Seth Jarvis said. “We got a huge power-play goal, then I was able to contribute on the short-handed goal, and then another power play. That just shows that our game was working.”

James van Riemsdyk and Albert Johansson also scored for the Red Wings (28-15-4), who have won four straight and six of their past eight (6-1-1). John Gibson made 31 saves.

“I think the first two periods were pretty even,” Detroit coach Todd McLellan said. “We just took advantage of a couple opportunities.”

The Red Wings retired Sergei Fedorov’s No. 91 jersey before the game, honoring his Hall of Fame career that included three Stanley Cup championships in Detroit. Fedorov had 954 points (400 goals, 554 assists) in 908 games with the Red Wings.

“It was awesome,” said DeBrincat, who was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan. “Being from here, watching him when I was growing up and knowing what he means to the legacy of the franchise made it special.”

Jackson Blake, Jarvis and Shayne Gostisbehere scored for the Hurricanes (28-14-4), who had won four in a row. Frederik Andersen made 14 saves.

“I thought we were good for most of the night,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “Obviously, I didn’t love a couple of the turnovers that led to their goals. That’s the kind of team where if you give them a chance they can put it in your net.”

Blake cut it to 3-1 at 4:44 of the third period, scoring on a power play with a wrist shot from the right circle.

Jarvis then scored short-handed to make it 3-2 at 7:56, finishing off a 2-on-1 break with Aho.

“We were down, so I was looking for a chance to poach something,” said Jarvis, who scored his third short-handed goal of the season. “I was able to get my stick on the puck at the blue line, and [Aho] really did the rest.”

Gostisbehere tied it 3-3 with a long wrist shot at 16:59, converting on a 5-on-3 power play after Detroit was assessed two penalties in a 30 second span.

“There was an element of game management that we definitely did not show in the third,” Copp said. “We took too many penalties, and we didn’t play that well. The response was winning the game.”

Van Riemsdyk scored a power-play goal to give the Red Wings a 1-0 lead at 1:32 of the first period. Andersen stopped Moritz Seider’s point shot, but van Riemsdyk shoveled the rebound over the goaltender.

DeBrincat extended it to 2-0 at 1:28 of the second period, getting the puck in the left face-off circle before skating into the slot and putting a wrist shot past Andersen’s blocker.

Johansson pushed it to 3-0 at 4:54, taking a cross-ice feed from Patrick Kane and beating Andersen glove side for his first goal of the season.

“We gave them a couple freebies tonight,” Gostisbehere said. “If we don’t do that, we’re probably walking out of here with a 3-1 win.”

NOTES: Kane (1,371 points) is four points away from passing Mike Modano (1,374) for the most by a U.S.-born player in NHL history. … DeBrincat recorded three points for the second straight game. The last Red Wings player to do so was Dylan Larkin from Oct. 18-21, 2023. … Jarvis scored the 11th short-handed goal of his career to move into a tie with Dave Tippett for the third-most in Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers history.