Perron gets emotional about return to lineup

BUFFALO - David Perron might have shed a few tears in warm-ups Saturday, but who could blame him?
It had been 57 days since Perron had played a game due to an ongoing upper-body injury.

"I shed a few tears for some reason in warm-ups," Perron told reporters after a 5-1 win against the Penguins. "I was just too excited to be out there and that kind of took the stress away from me there. I just played after that. I've never had that before, but what's kind of what happened.
"(It was) just joy to be back on the ice."

Perron had missed 24 games with an upper-body injury before returning Saturday in Pittsburgh. Prior to the injury, Perron had a personal-best 13-game point streak, recording six goals and 10 assists in that span.
In Saturday's win, he recorded an assist on Vince Dunn's first-period goal to extend his streak to 14 games.