Jacob Butterfield celebrated his 100th career start with the goal which clinched a third win in four for Huddersfield Town.
But Blackpool should never have been allowed to dare to dream of what would have been an amazing comeback after scoring twice in as many minutes immediately before half-time.
Home boss Chris Powell was worried the international break might have broken the momentum generated by seven points from nine going into it.
But his side dispelled that theory by tearing into the Tangerines from the off and establishing a three-goal lead within 16 minutes.
Grant Holt grabbed his first for Town against the side he represented on loan back in 2008.
Then Harry Bunn chalked up two in five minutes – his first on home soil.
But it was Sean Scannell who really did the damage during a sizzling start, tormenting Joel Dielna to such a degree that he was taken off after the third.
Scannell had a hand in each of the first three goals, and deserved one of his own. He threatened – never more so than in the last minute, when he once again romped down the right and drove in a shot which thumped against the near post – but couldn’t quite force the ball over the line.
Powell had taken the bold decision to leave six-goal top scorer Nahki Wells on the bench, going 4-3-3 with Scannell, Holt and Bunn up top.
And it looked as if his tactics were going to bring a goal glut.
But a resuffle by Jose Riga, the man who succeeded Powell as Charlton Athletic boss back in March, helped Blackpool slowly get to grips with the game.
Skipper Tony McMahon took over from Dielna at left-back, then stepped up to fire in the free-kick conceded by new Town captain Mark Hudson for a foul on Formose Mendy in the final minute of normal time at the end of the first half.
Considering the pattern of the match, conceding one was disappointing, but the visiting fans in a 14,238 tickets-issued crowd had another to cheer before the two minutes of additional time were up as Donervon Daniels drilled in a low shot after Ishmael Miller touched on a long punt by former Town skipper Peter Clarke.
The break provided a chance to catch breath and ponder the fact that the next goal really was crucial.
It could easily have been scored by Miller, who somehow managed to steer Mendy’s delivery away from goal rather than in.
That was an escape, and Blackpool’s bid was finally ended by Butterfield, who lashed the ball in after Jeffrey Rentmeister, the man who replaced Dielna, could only partially clear a cross from right-back Tommy Smith, who had also had a hand in the second goal, breaking forward before setting free Scannell, who teed up Bunn for a close-range finish.
Bunn is looking good, and now has five goals to his credit, while Holt again made a real nuisance of himself as he continued to enjoy his loan escape from Wigan Athletic, where he has been frozen out by manager Uwe Rosler.
Whether it will be extended beyond November 8, something Powell has indicated he is keen to do, remains to be seen, but Town have plenty of other players to be pleased about.
With Jonathan Hogg back from a groin injury to provide midfield bite alongside Conor Coady, Butterfield had his most effective match for a while.
It’s just a shame Town dropped their guard defensively, if only for a short time, because if they do the same on other occasions, they probably won’t get away with it.
But a win is a win, and Powell’s men are up to 17th, and in terms of their 15 points, equidistant between the play-off and relegation zones.
