Pavel Datsyuk scored twice and Johan Franzen picked up his sixth goal of the series, putting the Detroit Red Wings on the cusp of the Western Conference finals with a 4-3 win Tuesday night over the ailing Colorado Avalanche, as reported by the Associated Press.

Avalanche goaltender Jose Theodore will start Tuesday’s Game Three of his team’s Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the Red Wings, as reported by Yahoo.

Johan Franzen scored three times to lift the Red Wings to a 5-1 victory Saturday over the Avs, giving the NHL’s top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal playoff series, as reported by the Associated Press.

Avalanche forward Wojtek Wolski will not play in Game 2 against the Red Wings and may miss the rest of the series because of an upper-body injury, according to an Associated Press report.

John Franzen scored two goals and had an assist to help the Red Wings build a three-goal lead, and they held on to beat the Avalanche 4-3 Thursday night in Game 1 of their second-round series, as reported by the Associated Press.

Jose Theodore and the Avalanche withstood another onslaught from the Wild for a series-clinching 2-1 win Saturday night.

Wojtek Wolski and Paul Stastny scored 79 seconds apart in the third period to give the Avalanche a 3-2 win over the Wild on Thursday night and a 3-2 series lead, as reported by the Associated Press.

Jose Theodore stopped 24 of 25 shots, and the Avalanche used a three-goal first-period to rout the Wild 5-1 on Tuesday night, tying their first-round series at two games each, as reported by the Associated Press.

The Wild and Avalanche are so evenly matched that neither team can win in regulation.

Wild defenseman Martin Skoula will play when the club hosts the Avalanche in Game Two of their Western Conference quarterfinal, as reported by Yahoo.

Joe Sakic added another line to his amazing playoff resume.