Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche

· National Hockey League

Detroit Red Wings

33-32-6

Final
2 - 5

Colorado Avalanche

44-25-3

Nathan MacKinnon has goal and assist as the Avalanche beat Red Wings 5-2

Devon Toews scores power-play goal vs. Red Wings

Devon Toews had a goal and two assists, and Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin and Logan O’Connor also scored for the Avalanche, which improved to 11-1-1 in its past 13 games.

J.T. Compher, who played for Colorado from 2016-23, and Austin Watson scored for the Red Wings.

MacKinnon, the NHL’s points leader, has a point in each of his past 22 home games, tying the longest home point streak in the NHL this season.

Mackenzie Blackwood saved 21 of Detroit’s 23 shots on goal.

The victory extended the Avalanche’s home win streak to 10 games, the longest such run in the NHL this season. It’s tied for the second-longest home win streak in franchise history. Colorado is 17-2-2 at home since Dec. 14.

Takeaways Avalanche: Colorado remained red hot, winning for the 11th time in the past 13 games. It has the highest points percentage of any NHL team since Feb. 26.

Red Wings: Detroit has failed to win consecutive games in a month. Despite its late-season slide, it’s still in the playoff hunt, as it entered the day trailing the Montreal Canadiens by three points for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Key moment After falling behind 1-0 in the game’s opening six minutes, the Avalanche scored two goals in six minutes to take the lead for good.

Key stat The victory improved the Avalanche’s record against the Red Wings to 13-0-1 in their past 14 matchups. It’s Colorado’s fifth-longest point streak against an opponent in franchise history.

Up next The Red Wings return home following a four-game road swing to play the Ottawa Senators. The Avalanche host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

COL wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 6:00	J.T. Compher Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Rasmussen (8), Vladimir Tarasenko (20)
Goal	1st Period 6:44	Cale Makar Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (28)
Goal	1st Period 12:52	Valeri Nichushkin Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Jonathan Drouin (24), Nathan MacKinnon (78)
Goal	2nd Period 4:39	Devon Toews Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (52), Brock Nelson (27)
Goal	3rd Period 8:34	Nathan MacKinnon Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (25), Martin Necas (53)
Goal	3rd Period 16:53	Austin Watson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: J.T. Compher (20), Simon Edvinsson (22)
Goal	3rd Period 17:56	Logan O'Connor Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (29)

Statistics

DET		COL
21	Blocked Shots	19
26	Hits	18
4	Takeaways	1
23	Shots	28
1	Power Play Goals	2
2	Power Play Opportunities	2
50.0	Power Play Percentage	100.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
28	Faceoffs Won	34
45.2	Faceoff Win Percent	54.8
10	Giveaways	12
2	Total Penalties	2
4	Penalty Minutes	4