DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – Four goals in the first two periods by Detroit led to a 5-0 shut out win over the Montreal Canadiens in Canada. Ville Husso, coming off an injury, recorded 24 saves for the win after sitting out seven games.

“I got a good start right away, and even in practice I felt good. I was always a little nervous before the game, it’s been two weeks that you played but I felt good overall,” said Husso.

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David Perron recorded two of the five goals and assisted on the first goal of the game. Lucas Raymored made it 1-0 at 4:55 on the Perron assist. Just over five minutes later, Perron netted his first of two goals at 10:09 for a 2-0 lead.

Matt Luff pushed the lead to 3-0 in the second period at 7:12 and then Joe Veleno scored on a power play at 18:20 as Detroit took a 4-0 lead. Perron finished off the scoring at 7:26 in the third period for the 5-0 win.

“It’s been about us playing the right way. Getting a little rhythm with our forward lines, getting a little rhythm with our (defensive) pair, getting great goaltending. I just like how clean the game was from start to finish. We played a really good game so it’ very encouraging,” said head coach Derek Lalonde.

Detroit will host Buffalo on Thursday night in their next game.