In Detroit, James Reimer made 19 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes get a 2-0 win over the Red Wings on Sunday.
“I got my first NHL shutout against them (Carolina) and now I’ve gotten one for them,” Reimer said. “That kind of brings it full circle, which is fun.”
Sebastian Aho supplied all the offense Reimer would need with a goal in the second period.
“It’s been great the last two games,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “That’s how we want to play. We weren’t sharp in the first period, but [Reimer] held down the fort and we defended fairly well after that.”
Teuvo Teravainen potted a shorthanded goal in the third period to ice the game.
“We were really good in the neutral zone all night and then we took a penalty right at the end,” Brind’Amour said. “This was a game where everyone stepped up and made plays when we needed them.”
Detroit is 0-4-2 in their six.
“We couldn’t get out of our own end,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. “When you have to defend that much on the second half of a back-to-back, it is really tough. Defense is harder to play than offense.”
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Jimmy Howard made 34 saves in the loss.
“We didn’t make it hard enough on their defensemen and their goalie,” Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin said. “They’ve got big defensemen who make it tough to get set up in their zone, but we’ve got to be able to get five guys attacking and create chances.”
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