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.