Red Wings stop Hurricanes winning streak at eight

DETROIT --Adam Erne scored two power-play goals in the first period, and the Detroit Red Wings ended the Carolina Hurricanes' eight-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday.

"I think we feel really good about the way we are playing right now," Erne said. "We've found a way to play that's a balance between taking too many chances and being too cautious. When we do that, we're a pretty good team."
The win came five days after a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Detroit got five points (2-1-1) in it past four games, playing two each against the Lightning and Hurricanes.
"Obviously, you are going to be happy with five out of eight points against two of the best teams in the League," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. "That's a good step forward for us as a hockey team."
Filip Hronek had a goal and two assists, and Jonathan Bernier made 34 saves for Detroit (9-17-4), which lost 2-1 on Sunday to open the two-game set here.
Nino Niederreiter and Sebastian Aho scored, and James Reimer made 24 saves for Carolina (20-7-1).
"We didn't win at special teams," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "It's hard to give up two goals on the penalty kill and win games in this league."

Carolina hadn't lost since Feb. 25, 3-1 at Tampa Bay.
"I don't think we were under any pressure," Hurricanes forward Martin Necas said. "It's way worse when you are on a losing streak."
Bernier is 8-6-0 this season.
"He has been amazing for us," Erne said. "He's super solid every game and he gives us a chance to win."
Niederreiter gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 2:21 of the first, tapping in Jesper Fast's pass for a power-play goal.
"We had a good start, but that's not good enough," Niederreiter said. "Sometimes you get a little too satisfied. The more you win, the more teams want to beat you, and they outworked us tonight."

The Red Wings took a 2-1 lead on Erne's goals at 3:35 and 12:11. Hronek got an assist on each.
Detroit has scored seven power-play goals in its past eight games after not scoring one for 14 games.
"I think we're really clicking right now," Erne said. "The communication is good, so we know what we want to do, and we've got a lot of skilled guys out there."
Aho tied it 2-2 with a one-timer over Bernier's glove at 1:50 of the second period. Dougie Hamilton assisted on the goal, extending his point streak to an NHL career-high nine games (two goals, nine assists). The defenseman also had an NHL career-high 11 shots on goal.

Robby Fabbri gave the Red Wings a 3-2 lead at 12:28 after Dylan Larkin finished an end-to-end rush with a drop pass onto Fabbri's stick.
Hronek scored from behind his own goal line with 26 seconds left for the 4-2 final. The defenseman leads the Red Wings with 18 points (one goal, 17 assists) in 30 games.
"He's been good offensively all season, especially on the power play, so we weren't worried about him not having a goal," Blashill said. "But I'm sure he's glad to finally get one."
Carolina forward Warren Foegele left the game in the second period with an upper-body injury.
"He pulled himself out of the game, so I don't know what happened yet," Brind'Amour said.