Tyler Bertuzzi notches three points for fourth consecutive game, sets Red Wings record

Rudi Schuller

Tyler Bertuzzi notches three points for fourth consecutive game, sets Red Wings record image

Tyler Bertuzzi's red-hot end to March has carried over into April.

The 24-year-old Detroit Red Wings forward notched two goals and an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, extending his run of three-point games to four.

It's the longest such streak in Red Wings history.

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Bertuzzi racked up 10 points in the final week of March, including three games with three points in each, as the Sudbury, Ont. native earned himself a spot in the NHL's Three Stars of the Week and became the first Red Wing since Steve Yzerman in 1992-93 to record three points in three straight games. Included in those 10 points is his first career overtime goal, scored against the Buffalo Sabres in a 5-4 victory March 28.

The third-year Red Wing continued his impressive play as the calendar changed to April, finding the back of the net twice and providing a helper on Anthony Mantha's late goal to pace Detroit to its sixth straight victory.

Including Tuesday's haul, Bertuzzi has 47 points (21 goals, 26 assists) in 71 games this season.

If he keeps this up, he'll be one of next week's Three Stars as well.

Rudi Schuller