It was a familiar script and an all-too-familiar outcome for the Detroit Red Wings as they visited Raleigh to face the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Detroit lost for the sixth time in a row on the road against the Canes, failing by a 5-2 count.

Falling behind 3-0, the Red Wings lost their sixth successive visit to Carolina. All six setbacks have come in regulation time. In each of those six losses, the Wings have surrendered at least four goals.

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— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 1, 2026

The Red Wings also lost 5-2 at Carolina earlier this season on December 27.

Getting the start in goal for Detroit, Cam Talbot made 31 saves. Talbot is winless in his last five appearances. His most recent victory was earned on December 28.

Takeaways

Forward Dominik Shine, recalled from the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, went into the lineup in place of Elmer Soderblom . . . Talbot made his first start in the Detroit goal since January 22 . . . Kane’s tally ended a 14-game goalless drought. It was his 501st in the NHL, moving him past Lanny McDonald on the NHL’s all-time goals list.

Patrick Kane scored the @DetroitRedWings second goal of the contest notching his 239th tally on the road and climbed another U.S.-born player list in the process. #NHLStats

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— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) March 1, 2026

Key Moment

Goals 47 seconds apart by Simon Edvinsson and Patrick Kane in the final two minutes of the second period pulled the Red Wings to within one goal of the Hurricanes, trailing 3-2. However, any momentum gained from that outburst dissipated when former Detroit defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere scored for Carolina 2:18 into the third period.

Key Stat

The Red Wings have been outscored 26-9 during their six-game losing streak at Carolina.

Up Next For Red Wings

The Wings travel to Nashville to meet the Predators on Monday in their final contest of this three-game road trip. It’s a rare weekday afternoon game, with a 2 p.m. ET start.