Losers of three consecutive games, the Carolina Hurricanes desperately needed to get themselves back into the win category on Monday night against a Detroit Red Wings club that finds themselves at the very bottom of the NHL standings.
Despite the game being a lot closer than it probably should have been, the Canes went into Little Caesars Arena and picked up a Hot-N-Ready win to improve to 5-3-1 on the season.
The Hurricanes were nothing short of dominant in the first period. And even that might be an understatement.
The Canes outshot the Wings 21-6 in the opening frame and had a 74.