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 Center Matt Duchene and Comeau scored for Colorado in regulation.
Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson and center Pavel Datsyuk scored for
Detroit.
Datsyuk scored in the shootout, winger Justin Abdelkader had two
assists and goaltender Petr Mrazek made 19 saves in the first 65
minutes.
Varlamov made a spectacular save on right winger Gustav Nyquist's
backhand shot as he cut in off left wing and in front of the crease
three minutes into overtime.
Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin hit the post in the first minute of
overtime.
Datsyuk tied the score 2-2 with a power-play goal 9:50 into the
third period. He put in a backhand shot from just outside the crease
in front for his ninth goal of the season. Red Wings defenseman Mike
Green knocked the puck out of the air with his stick just inside the
blue line on a clearing attempt by Colorado.
Comeau gave the Avalanche a 2-1 lead 5:30 into the second period
when his shot from the high slot got through Mrazek for his ninth
goal of the season.
Ericsson tied it 4:09 into the second period at 1 with a screened
wrist shot from the point that skipped past Varlamov for his second
goal of the season.
Larkin hit the post 9:40 into the second period.
Duchene opened the scoring 9:27 into the first period. He tipped in
a pass from center Mikhail Grigorenko, who was behind the net, from
the bottom inside edge of the right circle. It was Duchene's 25th
goal of the season.
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Varlamov made a pad save on Datsyuk, who was about five feet from
the crease in front of the net, with about 10 seconds left in the
first period.
The Red Wings outshot the Avalanche 13-4 in the first period, but
the Avalanche blocked 11 shots.
NOTES: Detroit D Mike Green returned after missing two games with a
sore groin. ... Colorado RW Jarome Iginla has 604 goals, four behind
Dino Ciccarelli for 17th on the NHL career list. ... Red Wings D Dan
DeKeyer played after leaving Detroit's 3-1 win over the Ottawa
Senators on Wednesday midway through the third period because of a
bruised right leg. He was hit by a shot from Ottawa D Dion Phaneuf.
... The Avalanche defeated the Senators 4-3 on Thursday night in
Ottawa. Iginla scored two goals. ... Detroit was without D Niklas
Kronwall (knee), LW Drew Miller (knee) and RW Johan Franzen
(concussion)
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