As Johan Franzen goes, the Detroit Red Wings have followed this season. Franzen scored three goals to help the suddenly potent Red Wings roll to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Detroit has won two straight with a combined 10 goals after scoring a total of six in a six-game skid following a 5-0 start. ''It's hard to believe they struggled like that,'' said Colorado's Kyle Quincey, a former Red Wings defenseman. ''They...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Tue 3/5	Det	Det 1 - 2	W:
Mon 4/1	Det	Det 2 - 3	W:
Fri 4/5	Col	Det 3 - 2	W:

Game Stats

Avalanche (7-7-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM M. Hejduk 1 0 3 -1 0 G. Landeskog 1 0 5 0 0 M. Duchene 0 1 0 -2 0 D. Jones 0 0 2 -2 0 C. Kobasew 0 0 2 -1 0 J. McClement 0 0 0 -1 2 C. McLeod 0 0 0 -1 14 R. O'Reilly 0 0 3 0 2 P. Stastny 0 0 2 -1 2 D. Winnik 0 0 3 0 0		Red Wings (7-5-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM J. Franzen 3 0 5 2 0 D. Cleary 1 0 7 1 0 V. Filppula 0 2 0 2 0 P. Datsyuk 0 1 2 1 2 J. Hudler 0 1 1 0 0 J. Abdelkader 0 0 2 0 0 C. Emmerton 0 0 0 0 0 D. Helm 0 0 0 0 0 T. Holmstrom 0 0 2 0 0 D. Miller 0 0 3 1 0 H. Zetterberg 0 0 2 2 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM E. Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 K. Quincey 0 1 3 -1 2 R. Wilson 0 1 1 -2 0 J. Hejda 0 0 0 -1 0 M. Hunwick 0 0 0 -1 0 S. O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 R. O'Byrne 0 0 1 -1 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Kindl 0 1 0 0 0 N. Kronwall 0 1 0 2 0 J. Ericsson 0 0 2 0 4 B. Stuart 0 0 0 2 0 I. White 0 0 0 1 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% S. Varlamov(L, 5-6) 16 13 3 .813 J. Giguere 13 12 1 .923		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Howard(W, 6-3) 26 24 2 .923

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PLAYER NEWS

Avalanche Patrick Roy (COL - Goaltender) News: Roy has been hired as coach of the Colorado Avalanche. The team says Thursday it has reached an agreement in principle with the Hall of Fame goaltender to take over as coach and vice president of hockey operations. [+] Impact: The 47-year-old Roy won two Stanley Cups with Colorado. He becomes the sixth coach in Avalanche history and the 14th in franchise history - the team began as the Quebec Nordiques and joined the NHL in 1979. Roy has spent the last eight seasons as coach and general manager of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, winning the 2006 Memorial Cup. He is also a part owner of the QMJHL franchise. (STATS - Thu. May 23, 2013)

Red Wings Darren Helm (DET - Center) News: Helm (back) will not return during the Red Wings' second round series against the Blackhawks but hasn't given up hope of coming back later on if the team advances, MLive.com reports. [+] Impact: A setback with Helm's injury, suffered two-and-a-half weeks ago in practice, led the Wings to decide to give the 26-year-old an extended rest. He said he feels pretty good and thinks he could get onto the ice right now, but added that that method hasn't worked for him so they're trying a new approach. Also, Helm said there has not been any discussion of having the back operated on this summer. (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) Joakim Andersson (DET - Center) News: Andersson picked up an assist against the Blackhawks in Game 3 on Monday. He also was a plus-1 and had two penalty minutes. [+] Impact: Andersson, a rookie with limited NHL experience, has tallied assists in back-to-back games, giving him four in 10 playoff contests. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013) Jimmy Howard (DET - Goaltender) News: Howard turned aside 39 of the 40 shots he faced in a Game 3 win over the Blackhawks on Monday. [+] Impact: The Wings now have a 2-1 lead in the series, and Howard has only let in one goal in each of Detroit's last two games. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013)

Injury Report

Avalanche Player Injury Status R. Wilson Ankle IR S. Downie Torn ACL IR

Red Wings Player Injury Status M. Samuelsson Sore pectoral muscle day-to-day D. DeKeyser Broken right thumb IR D. Helm Back IR