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Avalanche bring win streak into matchup with Red Wings

DETROIT, Mich. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche will attempt to keep a modest win streak intact when they play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday at 1 p.m. (EST).

BOTTOM LINE: The visiting Avalanche visit the Red Wings seeking to build four consecutive victories.

Detroit is 30-28-9 overall and 17-12-4 at home. The Red Wings have gone 7-14-3 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.

Colorado is 21-11-1 on the road and 39-22-6 overall. The Avalanche have an 18-8-2 record in games their opponents commit more penalties.

Saturday’s game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Avalanche won 6-3 in the last matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: David Perron has scored 16 goals with 25 assists for the host Red Wings. Dylan Larkin has three goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

Nathan MacKinnon has 29 goals and 56 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has scored seven goals with six assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: The Red Wings, 2-7-1, are averaging 2.1 goals, 3.3 assists, 4.9 penalties and 11.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.

The Avalanche, 6-3-1, are averaging 3.8 goals, 6.5 assists, 3.8 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

INJURIES: Red Wings — Michael Rasmussen: out (lower body), Mark Pysyk: out (achilles), Ben Chiarot: out (upper body), Robby Fabbri: day to day (lower body).

Avalanche — Artturi Lehkonen: out (finger), Josh Manson: out (lower body), Pavel Francouz: out (lower body), Erik Johnson: out (ankle), Kurtis MacDermid: day to day (lower body), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Darren Helm: out (lower body).

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