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Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Detroit Red Wings 5–2 on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Detroit Red Wings 2 41-31-10
at Carolina Hurricanes 5 53-22-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Detroit Red Wings 1 0 1 2
Carolina Hurricanes 0 3 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Detroit Red Wings 5 4 11 20
Carolina Hurricanes 15 17 6 38

Three stars

  1. A. Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. S. Gostisbehere, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. J. Chatfield, Carolina Hurricanes (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:39 Detroit Red Wings Michael Rasmussen (5) J.T. Compher (8) Even strength DET 1, CAR 0
2nd 03:22 Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake (11) Shayne Gostisbehere (24) Even strength DET 1, CAR 1
2nd 04:37 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Robinson (9) Sebastian Aho (20), Andrei Svechnikov (16) Even strength DET 1, CAR 2
2nd 15:22 Carolina Hurricanes Shayne Gostisbehere (4) Jalen Chatfield (6), William Carrier (5) Even strength DET 1, CAR 3
3rd 03:11 Detroit Red Wings Andrew Copp (4) John Leonard (2), Axel Sandin-Pellikka (11) Power play DET 2, CAR 3
3rd 13:09 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (10) Unassisted Even strength DET 2, CAR 4
3rd 18:39 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Martinook (5) Andrei Svechnikov (17), Shayne Gostisbehere (25) Even strength, Empty net DET 2, CAR 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Detroit Red Wings Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 20 38
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 22 22
Blocked shots 17 6
Giveaways 16 17
Takeaways 2 8
Faceoffs won 37/65 (56.9%) 28/65 (43.1%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
18 A. Copp C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 1 1 40% 15:44
22 M. Appleton C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 0 0 12:39
23 L. Raymond L 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 0 0 20:26
27 M. Rasmussen C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 15:02
29 N. Danielson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 12:06
37 J. Compher L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 15:15
43 J. Leonard L 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 0 0 12:40
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 18:15
71 D. Larkin C 0 0 0 -4 0 1 1 0 0 68.4% 19:38
85 E. Soderblom L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 09:11
92 M. Kasper C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 50% 14:32
93 A. DeBrincat R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 18:50
8 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 2 0 17:18
20 A. Johansson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:31
25 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:19
44 A. Sandin-Pellikka D 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 1 0 17:24
53 M. Seider D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 4 0 26:24
77 S. Edvinsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 22:32
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 37 33 4 .892 57:14 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 0 37.5% 16:39
20 S. Aho C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 19:18
22 L. Stankoven C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 12:39
27 N. Ehlers L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 16:55
28 W. Carrier L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 5 0 0 11:08
37 A. Svechnikov R 1 2 3 +3 2 3 2 0 0 16:36
48 J. Martinook L 1 0 1 +2 0 1 3 0 0 15:03
50 E. Robinson L 1 0 1 +1 0 5 1 0 0 14:18
53 J. Blake R 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 15:27
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 13:32
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 50% 12:51
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 38.5% 11:51
4 S. Gostisbehere D 1 2 3 +4 0 4 0 0 0 20:03
5 J. Chatfield D 0 1 1 +3 2 1 0 1 0 17:47
6 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 15:30
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 0 0 24:59
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 24:04
64 J. Nystrom D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 15:43
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
32 B. Bussi 20 18 2 .900 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 08:03 Detroit Red Wings Ben Chiarot Roughing 2
2nd 08:03 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Roughing 2
3rd 01:34 Carolina Hurricanes Jalen Chatfield Holding 2
3rd 09:12 Detroit Red Wings Mason Appleton Hooking 2
3rd 14:11 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers Tripping 2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Tommy Hughes
Detroit Red Wings scratches
James van Riemsdyk, Patrick Kane, Travis Hamonic
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Frederik Andersen, K'Andre Miller, Bradly Nadeau

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 0 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 6 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final/SO Game page

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