Canes return from Holiday in style, beat Detroit, 5-2
The Hurricanes played 60 minutes of excellent hockey in a 5-2 win over the Red Wings. Andrei Svechnikov and Shayne Gostisbehere each had a goal and two assists and Brandon Bussi won for the 12th time in 14 starts. Carolina dominated the first period in every measurable way other than the scoreboard. Michael Rasmussen's 5th goal of the season gave Detroit a 1-0 lead as the Canes did everything but score on John Gibson in the 1st. But Jackson Blake and Eric Robinson scored 1:15 apart in the early part of the 2nd to put the Hurricanes in front to stay. Gostisbehere would make it 3-1 with a little more than 4 1/2 minutes left in the period and Svechnikov's 10th goal of the season -- and 3rd in as many games -- made it 4-2 with about 7 minutes to play. Jordan Martinook scored into an empty net for the final margin.
