NHL Roundup: Red Wings Lean On Perron To Sink Penguins, Bruins Suffer Rare Loss At Home

David Perron (34) scored three third-period goals to help lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 7-4 home win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.

Perron scored two goals in a span of 45 seconds to give Detroit a 6-4 lead with 2:55 remaining in the game. First, while on a power play, Perron fired a shot from the left faceoff circle that went through the legs of Pittsburgh goalie Casey DeSmith to make it 5-4 with 3:40 left. Perron then fluttered a backhand shot underneath the crossbar with 2:55 to go.

Dylan Larkin added an empty-net goal for Detroit with 36.9 seconds left. Larkin also had two assists for a three-point night for the Red Wings.

Four different players scored for the Penguins, and Evgeni Malkin and Rickard Rakell each had two assists. Pittsburgh lost for the sixth time in eight games. Jason Zucker, Jake Guentzel and Jeff Carter each had a goal in the second period to erase the Penguins’ 3-0 deficit.

Blues 6, Canucks 5 (OT)

Jakub Vrana scored twice, including the overtime winner, as host St. Louis edged Vancouver to leave the teams with identical records.

Justin Faulk had a goal and two assists and Pavel Buchnevich added a goal and an assist for the Blues, who won for the fifth time in seven games (5-1-1).

Quinn Hughes logged two goals and an assist and Andrei Kuzmenko also scored twice for the Canucks. Brock Boeser had a goal and two assists as the Canucks lost for only the third time in 13 games (10-2-1).

Sharks 3, Jets 0

James Reimer made 41 saves and Noah Gregor had a goal and an assist as San Jose recorded a shutout win over visiting Winnipeg.

The victory ended San Jose’s nine-game (0-6-3) winless streak, avoiding the eighth double-digit winless drought in Sharks franchise history. Reimer collected his third shutout of the season. Kevin Labanc and Martin Kaut scored the Sharks’ other goals, both in the third period.

Winnipeg missed another chance to solidify its playoff position. The Jets are 5-6-1 with three shutout losses and only 24 goals scored in their last 12 games.

Oilers 7, Golden Knights 4

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and four assists, Connor McDavid had three assists and Leon Draisaitl added a goal and an assist as Edmonton cruised past Las Vegas.

It was the second five-point game of Nugent-Hopkins’ career. Evander Kane scored the 300th goal of his career and Zach Hyman, Darnell Nurse, Evan Bouchard and Brett Kulak also scored for Edmonton. Stuart Skinner finished with 18 saves as the Oilers extended their point streak to eight games (7-0-1).

Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals for Vegas, which had a four-game winning streak snapped. Alex Pietrangelo had two assists and William Karlsson and Michael Amadio also scored, while Jonathan Quick stopped 28 of 34 shots before giving way to Laurent Brossoit, who made four saves.

Predators 2, Bruins 1

Juuse Saros made 35 saves as Nashville won in Boston, handing the Bruins a rare regulation loss at home and ending their seven-game winning streak.

Cody Glass had a goal and also assisted on Cole Smith’s empty-netter for Nashville, who lost their previous two games. Boston broke Saros’ shutout bid with 0.3 seconds left when David Pastrnak buried a turnaround shot at the left crease for his 52nd goal of the season.

Linus Ullmark stopped 21 shots, but Boston lost in regulation for just the fourth time this season on home ice (30-4-3). The Bruins need 14 points in their last eight games to set the NHL’s single-season record for points, a mark currently held by the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens (132 points).

Lightning 4, Hurricanes 0

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves and Brayden Point provided two goals and an assist as Tampa Bay snapped a four-game losing streak with a much-needed victory against Carolina in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Steven Stamkos added a goal and two assists for the Lightning. Alex Killorn’s empty-net goal came with 4:21 remaining. Vasilevskiy’s third shutout of the season came in a thorough performance as the Lightning kept the Hurricanes in check. He made 14 of his saves in the third period.

The Hurricanes were shutout victims for the third time this month, ending a four-game homestand with a frustrating result. Pyotr Kochetkov made 17 saves.