The Red Wings (31-29-6, 68 points) have lost eight of their past nine and remain two points out of the final wild card spot. The Hurricanes (40-22-4, 84 points) have won six in a row.

The Wings (31-29-6) made a hard push for a rally in the third period, but it wasn't enough to avoid their seventh loss in regulation in their past eight games. Michael Rasmussen used his 10th goal of the season to get the Wings within a goal 2:53 into the third period,