In Detroit, the New York Rangers trailed the Red Wings, 2-1 in the second period.
Chris Kreider hit for a goal to get the teams even at 2-2 headed to the third.
Mika Zibanejad scored in the fist period to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead.
Detroit tied with a goal from Joe Veleno in the first, and went ahead 2-1 early in the middle frame on a goal from Lucas Raymond.
Kreider’s tying goal was the first of seven straight goals, including six in the third period to end an ugly three-game skid in an 8-2 win on Thursday night.
Igor Shesterkin made 18 saves in the win.
New York improved to 7-5-3.
“Six goals in a period is obviously great, but I’m more happy that we played so well for 60 minutes,” Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. “We played really good hockey for the first two periods, but the pucks didn’t start going in until the third.”
Zibanejad hit for a double in the win.
“I’m not sure we changed anything in the third period,” Zibanejad said. “We had some really good chances that didn’t go in, but we didn’t get frustrated. We stayed focused, because we know if we keep playing that way we’ll score goals.”
Detroit dropped to 7-4-3.
“If we’re not exactly at the top of our game, we’re not good enough,” Detroit coach Derek Lalonde said. “I don’t say that in a bad way. I think our guys know that. At the top of our game, we can play with anyone.”
The third period onslaught started with a goal from Adam Fox at 6:02 for a 3-2 lead.
Barclay Goodrow made it 4-2 at 7:23 off a nifty backhand effort.
Zibanejad scored his second at 8:13 andJulien Gauthier scored 46 seconds later for a 6-2 advantage.
“I thought we started getting to the net, getting some rebounds and scoring some dirty goals,” Fox said. “When we do that and our forecheck starts causing turnovers, we play our best hockey.”
The Rangers rolled on with a goal from Libor Hajek in the 12th minute of the third for a 8-2 score.
Jimmy Vesey ended the scoring with a shorthanded breakaway at 16:51 for the 8-2 final
“Guys like [Hajek] and [Vesey] do the hard work every night that doesn’t make the highlights,” Zibanejad said. “That’s why we were so happy on the bench when they got rewarded, we know how important they are every night.”
Ville Husso made 25 saves in the loss.
“It was 2-2 and we were feeling good, and then they get one and it was the same story as Buffalo (8-3 loss on Oct. 31),” Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. “The puck kept going in. We shot ourselves in the foot with mistakes, and they capitalized on them.”
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