Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard, left, stops a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin (71) in the third period of Tuesday’s game in Pittsburgh. The Red Wings won 4-1.

PITTSBURGH — Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist and Jimmy Howard stopped 25 shots to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 victory over the injury-depleted Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.

Johan Franzen added his team-leading 14th goal for Detroit and Danny Cleary provided some insurance with a pair of late goals as the Red Wings won their third straight.

It was Detroit’s first victory in Pittsburgh in three seasons. The teams have turned into heated rivals, splitting a pair of thrilling Stanley Cup finals in 2008 and 2009.

Evgeni Malkin scored his 11th goal of the season for Pittsburgh, but the Penguins went zero for four on the power play and couldn’t connect on their few quality chances.

The Penguins played without captain Sidney Crosby, who missed his third straight game and 23rd overall this season following a recurrence of concussion-like symptoms. Pittsburgh is 1-2-0 during Crosby’s current absence, with both losses to members of the league’s elite.

Also on Tuesday:

Bruins 3

Kings 0

BOSTON — Brad Marchand scored twice and Tuukka Rask earned his first shutout of the season, leading Boston over Los Angeles in the Kings’ first game under interim coach John Stevens.

Flyers 5

Capitals 1

WASHINGTON — Scott Hartnell extended his goal-scoring streak to six games, Marc-Andre Bourdon got his first NHL goal and Philadelphia beat Washington for its sixth straight victory. The Flyers were without the NHL’s leading scorer, Claude Giroux, who is out indefinitely with a concussion.

Senators 3

Sabres 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jared Cowen scored 45 seconds into overtime, giving Ottawa a victory over Buffalo.

Maple Leafs 2

Hurricanes 1

TORONTO — Tim Connolly scored his second goal of the game at 44 seconds of overtime to lift Toronto over Carolina.

Blue Jackets 2

Canucks 1

COLUMBUS, Ohio — James Wisniewski had the last of Columbus’ three shootout goals and Steve Mason made several big stops in his first game after a 27-day benching to lead the Blue Jackets over Vancouver.

Devils 3

Panthers 2

SUNRISE, Fla. — Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias scored in the shootout for New Jersey and Martin Brodeur stopped both Florida attempts.

Canadiens 5

Islanders 3

MONTREAL — Petteri Nokelainen scored with 6:15 remaining and Montreal recovered to beat New York after giving up a two-goal lead in the third period.

Predators 2

Flames 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Colin Wilson scored a power-play goal at 3:31 of the third period to give Nashville a victory over Calgary.

Avalanche 4

Sharks 3

DENVER — Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves, Gabriel Landeskog scored the decisive goal in a shootout and Colorado beat San Jose.

Jets 2

Wild 1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Bryan Little scored with five minutes remaining and Winnipeg snapped Minnesota’s seven-game winning streak.

Stars 1

Rangers 0

NEW YORK — Trevor Daley broke up a scoreless game with 4:59 left, Richard Bachman made 34 saves to win his second straight start and Dallas beat the New York Rangers.