Niklas Kronwall's shot from the blue line went wide, then caromed back off the boards just as goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere was extending his right leg. The puck bounced off Giguere's skate and into the net, giving the Detroit Red Wings a fluky but important goal. ''I couldn't really find a lane through to the net, so I tried to get it somewhat close,'' Kronwall said. ''That was a first.'' Kronwall's goal in the second period ended up being decisive...
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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 (8-9-4) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM P. Stastny 1 0 3 1 0 P. Parenteau 0 1 4 1 2 M. Duchene 0 0 1 -1 0 D. Jones 0 0 4 0 0 C. Kobasew 0 0 1 0 2 G. Landeskog 0 0 5 0 0 J. McGinn 0 0 2 0 0 C. McLeod 0 0 1 0 0 J. Mitchell 0 0 4 -1 0 R. O'Reilly 0 0 3 -1 0 M. Olver 0 0 1 0 0 A. Palushaj 0 0 1 -1 0		Red Wings (11-8-4) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM J. Franzen 1 0 6 0 0 D. Brunner 0 1 4 1 0 P. Datsyuk 0 1 0 0 0 J. Abdelkader 0 0 2 1 0 J. Andersson 0 0 0 0 0 D. Cleary 0 0 3 0 0 P. Eaves 0 0 0 0 0 C. Emmerton 0 0 1 0 0 D. Miller 0 0 1 0 0 T. Tatar 0 0 2 0 0 J. Tootoo 0 0 3 0 0 H. Zetterberg 0 0 3 1 2
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM M. Hunwick 0 1 1 1 0 T. Barrie 0 0 3 1 0 S. Elliott 0 0 2 -2 0 J. Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 S. O'Brien 0 0 1 -2 0 R. O'Byrne 0 0 0 0 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM N. Kronwall 1 0 2 1 0 J. Ericsson 0 1 1 1 0 J. Kindl 0 0 0 -1 0 B. Lashoff 0 0 0 0 0 K. Quincey 0 0 2 0 0 B. Smith 0 0 3 1 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Giguere(L, 2-1) 33 31 2 .939		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Howard(W, 9-7) 37 36 1 .973

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PLAYER NEWS

Avalanche

Red Wings Drew Miller (DET - Left Wing) News: Miller (hand) will play in Game 2 against Chicago on Saturday, Detroit News writer John Niyo reports. [+] Impact: Miller will displace Todd Bertuzzi from the rotation, giving Detroit a bit more burst on the fourth line. (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013) Todd Bertuzzi (DET - Right Wing) News: Bertuzzi will not play in Game 2 against Chicago on Saturday, Detroit News writer John Niyo reports. [+] Impact: Bertuzzi lands on the bench due to the return of Drew Miller, who had been sitting due to a hand injury. (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013) Drew Miller (DET - Left Wing) News: Miller (hand) has been cleared to play, NHL.com's Brian Hedger reports. [+] Impact: It's not clear whether Miller will play in Saturday's Game 2 against Chicago, but coach Mike Babcock previously implied that Miller would play once medically cleared. We'll watch for confirmation on that. (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 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. Miller Broken right hand day-to-day D. Helm Back IR