Fabbri's late goal lifts Red Wings past Hurricanes

DETROIT -- Robby Fabbri scored with 2:42 remaining in the third period to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday.

Fabbri scored from the top of the crease off a pass from Filip Zadina five seconds after a power play ended to give Detroit a 3-2 lead, and Dylan Larkin scored his second of the game into an empty net at 18:04 for the 4-2 final.
"That's a great feeling," said Zadina, who had two assists. "We didn't score against them in the first game (3-0 loss on Thursday), so setting up that goal to give us the lead with something like 2 1/2 minutes left is huge."
Bobby Ryan scored in his debut for the Red Wings, and Jonathan Bernier made 29 saves.
"You could see [Ryan] was fired up to put on the jersey tonight, and that's exactly what we need," Larkin said. "He wanted to be here and he is going to help make us a better team. He's already doing that."

Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist, and Petr Mrazek made 17 saves for Carolina.
"We gave away the first 40 minutes of the game," Hurricanes coach Rob Brind'Amour said. "I thought yesterday hurt us, just sitting around in the hotel. I think that's a big reason we started the game slow, and I've got to do a better job of figuring that out."
The Hurricanes nearly took the lead at 6:47 of the first period, but Red Wings defenseman Filip Hronek slid across the goal line to block Svechnikov's shot with Bernier out of position.
Ryan made it 1-0 at 3:44 of the second period, scoring on a one-timer from the left circle after Zadina intercepted a drop pass by Hurricanes defenseman Jake Gardiner.
"When I'm out there with Bobby, I'm trying to get him the puck," Zadina said. "He's been in this league for a long time and he scores goals. It's a blast being able to play with someone like him."
Vincent Trocheck scored 28 seconds into the third period to tie it 1-1 when he deflected Svechnikov's initial shot on the power play, but Larkin put the Red Wings ahead 2-1 18 seconds later when his backhand pass to the front of the net deflected in off Trocheck's stick and the stick of Carolina defenseman Brady Skjei.
"The puck has been bouncing like crazy during these first two games, so I was just trying to throw it in front of the net and try to hit [Anthony Mantha], but it went in off their guys," Larkin said.

Svechnikov tied it 2-2 at 8:56 the third. He knocked the puck away from Red Wings defenseman Marc Staal and beat Bernier from the slot after receiving a pass from Jordan Martinook.
"It was a tough start for us," Svechnikov said. "We've got to prepare better and have a better warmup."
Trocheck said, "They did their homework after the first game and switched things up. If we compete like we did in Game 1, we have a chance, but they wanted it more than we did tonight."
Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal did not play after being placed on the COVID-19 protocol list.
"That's what it looks like when he's out of the lineup," Brind'Amour said. "It's a huge loss."
NOTES: Svechnikov's assist on Trocheck's goal was his 100th NHL point. Dougie Hamilton had the secondary assist for his 300th NHL point. … Zadina's two assists were his first NHL points since Jan. 22, 2020. He missed the final 18 games of last season with a lower-body injury.