Recap: Bertuzzi, Suter both score twice as Red Wings upend Sharks, 6-2

DETROIT -- Good things come to those who wait.
The Detroit Red Wings snapped a 100-game streak without scoring a short-handed goal by netting back-to-back shorties 37 seconds apart in the second period, lifting Detroit to a 6-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night at Little Caesars Arena.
For the second straight game, Tyler Bertuzzi opened the scoring for Detroit, and finished with two goals. His second tally, which put the Red Wings ahead, 3-0, gave the 26-year-old 150 career points.
Pius Suter also found the back of the net twice. It was his second career multi-goal game and his first with the Red Wings. Dylan Larkin and Robby Fabbri both scored in the third period to secure Detroit's highest scoring output since defeating the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center, 6-3, on Oct. 24.

Detroit salvaged a win on its three-game homestand, improving to 16-15-3 overall. The Sharks dropped their second consecutive game, moving to 17-16-1 this season.
NEXT UP: The Red Wings will open a three-game west coast road trip at the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.

SCORING SUMMARY

Detroit 1, San Jose 0 (13:02, 1st Period)
Bertuzzi backhanded a shot toward the cage from behind the goal line. The puck hit San Jose goalie James Reimer's stick, then squeaked through his legs to give Detroit the early advantage. Gustav Lindstrom and Larkin were both credited with assists.

Detroit 2, San Jose 0 (2:04, 2nd Period)
Detroit extended its lead to 2-0 after tallying the first short-handed goal that broke the 100-game streak. Suter stole the puck from Brent Burns, then raced down the ice for a breakaway, firing a quick shot that beat Reimer.

Detroit 3, San Jose 0 (2:41, 2nd Period)
Just 37 seconds later, Carter Rowney and Bertuzzi capitalized on a two-on-one chance in the Sharks defensive zone. Rowney quickly fed Bertuzzi, who received the puck and found the back of the net for the second time. Moritz Seider tallied his 19th assist of the season on the play. It was the fastest time between any two goals for the Red Wings during the 2021-22 season, and their first game with multiple short-handed goals since Nov. 1, 2018, against the New Jersey Devils.

Detroit 3, San Jose 1 (4:03, 2nd Period)
The Sharks got on the scoreboard after Jasper Weatherby redirected a shot from Burns that snuck past Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to make it a two-goal game.
Detroit 4, San Jose 1 (9:32, 2nd Period)
After a shot from Nick Leddy was stopped by Reimer, Michael Rasmussen collected the rebound and slipped a backhanded pass to Suter, who scored for the second time.

Detroit 4, San Jose 2 (1:40, 3rd Period)
San Jose cut its deficit to one when Alexander Barabanov scored his second goal in as many games.
Detroit 5, San Jose 2 (3:51, 3rd Period)
Lindstrom fed the puck to Raymond, who made a slick backhanded pass through his own legs that found Larkin near mid-ice. The Red Wings captain skated around Jacob Megna and threw a quick shot past Sharks netminder Adin Hill, who had replaced Reimer. It was Larkin's 16th goal of the season.

Detroit 6, San Jose 2 (5:01, 3rd Period)
Fabbri capitalized on a failed clear of the puck by San Jose, pushing Detroit's lead to four goals.

Suter on if the Red Wings received the message to be more physical after their loss to the Bruins

"Yeah, for sure. Especially with a lead like that, you got to step up for each other and I think we did a good job."

Suter on the momentum Detroit can build from Tuesday's victory

"Yeah, huge. It's a lot of energy in the arena. People having fun, we're having fun, so it gives you that extra kick."

Suter on how he sees his own game improving

"It's gotten better, I think. A little bit more wins in battles. You know, sometimes you play less but then somehow you get points so it's kind of in between. Some games I feel like I didn't play well, but I still got points."

Jeff Blashill on sense of urgency

"I definitely saw a sense of urgency from our team. I thought we had a little bit of a slow start. Then after, once we got playing, I thought we played a pretty good hockey game. I thought we did a lot of things right."

Blashill on the effort he saw from his players

"We talked again, before the game, just about the importance of the game and making sure that we, to a man, needed to play our best hockey. And ultimately, that's what it takes as much as anything else. I thought, to a man, we played pretty good hockey. I thought there was a number of guys who played really good."

Red Wings game versus Flyers on Jan. 18 postponed

On Tuesday, the National Hockey League announced five scheduling changes, including the postponement of the Red Wings game on Tuesday, Jan. 18 against the Philadelphia Flyers that will be rescheduled with a date to be announced at a later time.