The Carolina Hurricanes’ eight-game winning streak came to an end Tuesday night in Detroit, as the Canes fell to the Red Wings 4-2.
Nino Niederreiter and Sebastian Aho both tallied goals, but it just wasn’t the Canes’ night in the Little Caesars Arena.
Here are some takeaways from Tuesday’s loss:
Lapses in discipline prove costly
The big difference in the game was a pair of first-period penalties that proved costly for the Canes, as Detroit scored two of its three goals (apart from the empty netter) on the man advantage in the opening frame.