RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Shayne Gostisbehere had a goal and two assists to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to their fifth straight win, 5-2 over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Jackson Blake, Taylor Hall, Sebastian Aho and Eric Robinson also scored for the Hurricanes, who have used a 12-game point streak (10-0-2) to surge to the top of the Eastern Conference with 82 points.<\/p>\n
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Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen made 27 saves to improve to 14-1-2 in his career against the Red Wings.<\/p>\n
Simon Edvinsson and Patrick Kane scored and Cam Talbot stopped 31 shots for the Red Wings, who lost for the fifth time in seven games (2-4-1).<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes built a 3-0 lead to continue their recent hot play at home. They lost their first two home games in January but have gone 10-0-1 at home since a 5-3 loss to Colorado on Jan. 3.<\/p>\n
Gostisbehere scored at 2:18 in the third period to give the Hurricanes some breathing room after Detroit cut the margin to 3-2 at the end of the second period.<\/p>\n
Blake, with assists from Gostisbehere and Hall, extended the Hurricanes’ margin to 5-2 with a goal at 5:30 in the third.<\/p>\n
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Edvinsson scored from the left circle with 1:35 left in the second period to get Detroit on the scoreboard. Kane scored 47 seconds later to cut the deficit to 3-2 heading into the third period.<\/p>\n
In the first period, Hall scored on a breakaway at 14:05 and Gostisbehere set up Aho\u2019s power-play goal with eight seconds left to make it 2-0. Aho, who helped Finland win bronze at the Olympics, has seven points in the past six games. Robinson scored 2:52 into the second period to push the lead to 3-0.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Red Wings: Visit Nashville on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Hurricanes: Start a four-game road trip at Seattle on Monday night.<\/p>\n
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