Denver,  CO (SportsNetwork.com)  - Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen each scored
 twice  as  Detroi...

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 Denver,  CO (SportsNetwork.com)  - Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen each scored
 twice  as  Detroit handed  Colorado its  first loss  of the  season with a 4-2
 victory on Thursday at Pepsi Center.
 
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 Daniel  Alfredsson had three assists, while Jonas Gustavsson made 38 saves for
 the Red Wings, who have won four straight.
 
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 Colorado  had won  its first  six games  of the  season under  new head  coach
 Patrick  Roy and were attempting to match the best start in franchise history,
 but  were unable  to break the 7-0-0  mark set by the 1985-86 Quebec Nordiques
 under Michel Bergeron.
 
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 Roy  remained  tied with his  old Canadiens head  coach Mario Tremblay for the
 most consecutive wins to begin a coaching career at six.
 
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 Erik  Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog each had a goal for the Avalanche, who got
 24 saves from Semyon Varlamov in the loss.
 
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NHL Game Summary - Detroit at Colorado

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(SportsNetwork.com) - The unbeaten Colorado Avalanche will try to match their
 best start in franchise history on Thursday night when they host an old foe in
 the Detroit Red Wings.

Detroit Red Wings (5-2-0) at Colorado Avalanche (6-0-0), 9 p.m. (ET)

Denver,  CO (SportsNetwork.com)  - Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen each scored
 twice  as  Detroit handed  Colorado its  first loss  of the  season with a 4-2
 victory on Thursday at Pepsi Center.

NHL Game Summary - Detroit at Colorado

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