David Perron hat trick leads Detroit Red Wings past Pens, 7-4, but Der…

A chaotic second period left the Detroit Red Wings without their head coach, but the third period left them with a victory to celebrate.

Tuesday’s outing against the Pittsburgh Penguins began well and ended with a 7-4 victory thanks to a hat trick from David Perron. Fans jeered Sidney Crosby shortly after Perron’s third goal, on what was an eventful night at Little Caesars Arena.

Derek Lalonde was ejected after arguing a call on the goal that made leveled the lead the Wings had built on goals from Jonatan Berggren, Andrew Copp and Dominik Kubalik.

Perron put the Wings ahead at 4:05 of the third period, but Josh Archibald countered with a wrap-around goal 81 seconds later. Soon after that, the Wings were faced with a sixth penalty kill. Perron scored again during the Wings’ third power play, with 3:40 remaining in the game, and completed his hat trick 25 seconds later. Dylan Larkin scored an empty net goal in the final minute.

Calm start

The Wings, who went 0-for-7 on man advantages in their previous outing, had their first power play just short of six minutes. They generated three shots on Casey DeSmith, building some momentum. Mark Friedman went to the box a second straight time at 9:03, putting the Wings back on a power play. There was one second left when Berggren knocked the puck in the net, scoring for the first time in 12 games. Thirty-four seconds after Berggren’s goal, the Wings built on their lead. Moritz Seider shot the puck from the point, and Copp tipped it from the slot, making it 2-0 at 11:37. The penalty killers took care of a two-minute stretch while Austin Czarnik, who had an assist on Berggren’s goal, sat for holding. The Wings’ advantage grew at 16:07, when it was Gustav Lindstrom who fired a shot on net and Kubalik who was credited with the redirection, giving him his 19th goal of the season.

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