What happens when the leading scorer is removed from the NHL's weakest offense?
Nothing.
As in no goals. The Detroit Red Wings, who were averaging 2.4 goals per game entering their home game against Carolina on Sunday, were blanked 2-0. That stretched their winless streak to six games.
The Red Wings were playing their first game this season without Anthony Mantha and his team-high 12 goals. He suffered a lower body injury during the first period of the Wings' 5-1 loss to New Jersey on Saturday.
The Wings were listless and sloppy, though the Hurricanes didn't show much zeal either, as both teams were playing the second end of a back-to-back.