RALEIGH, N.C. — Tomas Tatar scored two goals and Pavel Datsyuk added a goal and two assists, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
Petr Mrazek made 34 saves for the Red Wings, who have won three in a row and seven of eight.
Jay McClement scored for Carolina, which has lost three of four. Cam Ward stopped 19 shots.
It was Hurricanes coach Bill Peters' first game against his former boss and mentor Mike Babcock. Peters was an assistant to Babcock for three seasons in Detroit.
Datsyuk beat Ward from the right circle at 16:36 of the first. Exactly two minutes later, Tatar scored from the left circle off a pass from Datsyuk, with his shot ricocheting off Andrej Sekera's skate and past Ward glove side.
Tatar scored his 12th goal at 12:14 of the second, beating Ward stick side from the slot.
Carolina got on the board at 17:11 of the second, with McClement redirecting Tim Gleason's blast from the right point.
The Hurricanes killed off a high-sticking double minor against Tim Gleason early in the first period.
