If there was any doubt that Dylan Larkin is a huge part of the Detroit Red Wings attack, it was on display Tuesday night. Larkin was a late scratch hours before the game. While the Red Wings held their own, they still struggled to maintain pace with the playoff bound Carolina Hurricanes, falling 4-1 in Raleigh. Halvat NHL Pelipaidat

It was a sluggish start for Detroit, with the Red Wings being heavily outshot and falling into an early 2-0 hole before ten minutes were even up in the game. Head coach Derek Lalonde went with 11 forwards and seven defensemen but it couldn’t stymie a ferocious Carolina attack that limited Detroit to just one shot on goal for over half of the first period. Edmonton Oilers pelipaitaa

The Red Wings responded in the second period with a goal from Robert Hagg, his second of the year. The spike was short lived as Brent Burns potted his 16th of the season putting Carolina back up by a pair of goals, 3-1. Detroit earned a power play in the dying moments of the second period, but were unable to sneak a late goal in.