DETROIT -- Things are quite different for the Detroit Red Wings than they were a week ago.

Sergei Fedorov scored two of Detroit's four first-period goals and assisted on another as the Red Wings beat Vancouver 4-0 Thursday night for their third straight win in the best-of-7 series after losing the first two games at home.

Mathieu Dandenault celebrates his first playoff goal since 1998 in the Red Wings' big victory.(AP)

"We didn't feel that bad after the first two games," Fedorov said. "We knew what we could do and what we could control."

Game 6 is Saturday in Vancouver.

"I don't think we played as bad as the final score indicates," Vancouver coach Marc Crawford said. "It's only one loss. We have to put it behind us and put all of our energy into playing well in Game 6."

The last time the Red Wings played in Joe Louis Arena, on Friday night, they were booed, cheered sarcastically and even offered suggestions via chants from their red-clad rabid fans when the Canucks took a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.

All that changed quickly in Game 5.

Just 4:02 into the game, Fedorov put Detroit ahead 1-0 with a slap shot between the circles, after Brendan Shanahan's shot rebounded off Dan Cloutier.

Then the Red Wings chased Cloutier and seemed to take the life out of the Canucks with two goals in a 1:57 span later in the period.

Steve Yzerman, who had two assists, insisted the Red Wings were never worried about their fate in the series.

"We started slow, but fortunately for us we've been up two and down two before and we realized we weren't done yet," Yzerman said. "We didn't fall apart."

Dominik Hasek, who made 25 saves, played his third straight solid game for the Red Wings.

"I feel good about the way I played," Hasek said. "But the game is over, and now I'm focused on the next game."

Detroit coach Scotty Bowman said how Hasek played while the Canucks had a man advantage four times was pivotal.

"The game was won with the saves he made on the penalty kills," Bowman said. "They got some chances in the six or seven minutes they were on the power play, but he made three or four saves that could've turned the game around."

While the Canucks were failing to score on their third power-play opportunity, Fedorov carried the puck through the center of the ice then passed it to Mathieu Dandenault, who beat Cloutier for a shorthanded goal from the right circle.

Chants of "Let's Go Red Wings" replaced the rants of "Shoot The Puck," from Game 2 when Detroit was struggling to score.

"It's definitely big to get this win at home to get our fans behind us," Dandenault said.

Boyd Devereaux's goal off another rebound gave Detroit a 3-0 lead and sent Cloutier to the bench after stopping just six of nine shots. He was replaced by Peter Skudra, who made his first postseason appearance since playing one playoff game for Pittsburgh two years ago.

The Red Wings essentially ended the game with their fourth first-period goal, which illustrated the type of night it was for their collection of future Hall of Famers.

Brett Hull backhanded a pass from the left boards to the front of the net, and Fedorov, with only his right hand on his stick, poked the puck past Skudra as the crowd went wild.

The Canucks were impressed with Fedorov's night.

"He played well, skated well and created a lot of opportunities by using his speed," Vancouver's Markus Naslund said. "That was a key for them."

Vancouver president and general manager Brian Burke called a news conference to strongly criticize the officiating on Wednesday. After four games Detroit had a 17-16 advantage in power plays.

On Thursday he was asked if he wanted to comment on the officiating after the first period, when the Canucks had three power plays to Detroit's one.

"No," Burke said.

Notes

• Hull, who was pointless through four games, assisted on two goals Thursday, but has yet to score a goal.
• Vancouver has lost three straight games for the first time since March 7-10.
• Detroit won its first game at home since March 30.
• Dandenault's goal was his first in the playoffs since March 24, 1998.
• Naslund, who was second in the NHL in points during the regular season, has one goal and no assists in the series.
• Yzerman and Shanahan, who assisted on Fedorov's first goal, have at least a point in all five games.