Red Wings Fall 5-4 Against Colorado - Game Recap

Red Wings Fall 5-4 Against Colorado - Game Recap

Matt Duchene scored a pair of goals against the Red Wings as Colorado handed Detroit a 5-4 defeat on Monday at Pepsi Center.

The Avalanche were a -114 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Colorado got goals from Matt Duchene (2), Paul Stastny, David Jones, and Kevin Porter in the victory. Stastny opened the scoring at 5:58 of the first period.

Peter Budaj stopped 26 of 30 Detroit shots in the victory.

Tomas Holmstrom, Brian Rafalski, Henrik Zetterberg, and Jan Mursak scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Peter Budaj.

Detroit got a 15-stop effort from Joey MacDonald in the loss.

On the power play, Colorado went 0-for-5, while the Red Wings were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.

Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Detroit by a margin of 30-26.

Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face Chicago looking for another win. For Detroit, they head on the road to face Columbus.