Mantha had a career night with four goals — the last with 53.3 seconds left — and as the Red Wings opened the Little Caesars Arena portion of their schedule Sunday with a 4-3 victory.
Mantha one-timed a pass from Filip Hronek in the slot, cleanly beating goalie Anton Khudobin for his fifth goal in the two-game season, electrifying the sold out crowd.
It was the single best Wings’ performance since Johan Franzen’s five-goal night against the Ottawa Senators on Feb.