Detroit • The Detroit Red Wings won their 23rd straight home game, breaking the NHL overall record with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.
Detroit, which broke the single-season record of 20 on Tuesday night, surpassed the 22 wins in a row the Boston Bruins had over two seasons more than eight decades ago.
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Henrik Zetterberg and Drew Miller gave Detroit a two-goal lead midway through the second period and Darren Helm restored the two-goal edge 7:01 into the third. Logan Couture scored late in the second period for the Sharks and Patrick Marleau pulled them within a goal with 4:44 left.
The Red Wings won their sixth straight game, all in a homestand, and have an NHL-high 84 points.
"We’ve got a good thing going, but we need to take it on the road," Miller said.
The Red Wings have won nearly 90 percent of their games at home and are .500 away from Joe Louis Arena.
Detroit’s Joey MacDonald, filling in for the injured Jimmy Howard, made 31 saves.
The Pacific Division-leading Sharks have lost six of eight.
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