Franzen-led Red Wings roll and beat Avalanche 5-2

Posted: 11.08.2011 at 11:50 PM

      DETROIT - Johan Franzen scored three goals, and the
suddenly potent Detroit Red Wings rolled 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.
      Nicklas Lidstrom started the scoring with a slap shot from the
slot off a giveaway midway through the first period. Franzen gave
the Red Wings a three-goal lead in the second period and chased
goalie Semyon Varlamov.
      Dan Cleary scored off his own rebound against Jean-Sebastien
Giguere to essentially seal the win with 5:14.