Red Wings keep playoff hopes alive with win over Hurricanes

DETROIT (AP) — Ben Chiarot and Marco Kasper scored 26 seconds apart in the first period and the Detroit Red Wings held on for a 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.

Patrick Kane, Michael Rasmussen and Alex DeBrincat also scored for Detroit. Dylan Larkin added two assists and Cam Talbot made 30 saves as the Red Wings preserved their chances for a playoff berth.

Jackson Blake, Eric Robinson and Brent Burns scored for the Hurricanes, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped. Pyotr Kochetkov made 16 saves.

Seth Jarvis extended his point streak to six games by assisting on Blake's goal. Justin Robidas assisted on Robinson's goal for his first career point.

DeBrincat's last-second empty-netter clinched the Red Wings' win. Carolina defeated Detroit twice last month.

Takeaways

Hurricanes: Carolina remained in second place in the Metropolitan division, sitting 11 points behind the first-place Capitals and nine points ahead of the third-place Devils.

Red Wings: Detroit preserved its faint playoff hopes, moving within four points of Montreal for the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Key moment

Kane and Rasmussen scored 21 seconds apart midway through the second period to give the Red Wings a 4-1 advantage. Kane converted a breakaway, while Rasmussen backhanded the puck past Kochetkov.

Key stat

Kane reached the 20-goal mark for the 17th time in 18 seasons. He broke a tie with Mark Modano for most 20-goal seasons by a North American-born player.

Up next

Hurricanes visit Boston on Saturday, and Red Wings host Florida on Sunday.

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