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Matt Nieto and Ryan Graves also scored for the
Avalanche (28-15-6), who won their third in a row. Goaltender
Pavel Francouz made 22 saves.
Tyler Bertuzzi, Dylan Larkin and Givani Smith scored for the Red
Wings (12-34-4), who dropped to 0-4-1 in their past five games,
during which they've been outscored 25-8.
Goalie Jimmy Howard kept Detroit in the game for two periods
before the Avalanche scored four times in the third. Howard, who
stopped 40 of 45 shots, dropped to 0-13-2 in his past 15 games
and hasn't won since Oct. 29.
Makar, one of the leading contenders for the Calder Trophy as
the NHL's Rookie of the Year, had two assists to equal the
franchise mark for most points by a first-year defenseman at 37,
set by Bruce Bell of the Quebec Nordiques in 1984-85. In
Colorado's previous game, Makar broke the team record for most
goals by a rookie defender with his 11th of the season, one more
than John-Michael Liles had in 2003-04.
Detroit took a 1-0 lead at 2:28 of the first period as Larkin
stole the puck behind the Colorado net and fed a backhanded pass
out front to Bertuzzi, who slammed it into the open side of the
goal.
Colorado got on the board with Kadri's power-play goal at 1:02
of the second, as he deflected a shot from the point by Makar
under Howard's catching glove.
The Avalanche took the lead less than two minutes later, Makar
threading a cross-ice pass to MacKinnon at the far post at 2:56.
It remained 2-1 until the third, when Kadri and Nieto scored 53
seconds apart early in the period.
MacKinnon scored his 30th of the season with 1 minute remaining.
--Field Level Media
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