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.

Devils centre John Madden was named a finalist for the Frank Selke Trophy for a fourth time Friday, along with Red Wings forwards Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, as reported by the Canadian Press.

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.

Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk was one of three finalists named for the Lady Byng Trophy on Thursday, as reported by Yahoo.

Red Wings' LW Tomas Kopecky underwent successful surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee on Tuesday, according to a Yahoo.

Five-time Norris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom was one of three finalists named for the 2008 award Tuesday, as reported by ESPN.

The Red Wings have named Chris Osgood the team's starting goalie for the second round of the playoffs over Dominik Hasek, according to ESPN.

The Red Wings can take a couple days to rest up for the Western Conference semifinals this year.

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 in overtime to take a three games to two lead heading into Game 6 on Sunday in Nashville.

Johan Franzen scored 1:48 into overtime, lifting the Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the Predators and a 3-2 lead in their first round playoff series, as reported by the Associated Press.

Dan Hamhuis and Shea Weber scored in a 32-second span in the first period, and the Predators evened their series against the No.

Jason Arnott scored with 3:58 left in the third period, the second Predators' goal in 9 seconds, and Nashville rallied to beat the Red Wings 5-3 Monday night to get back into the first-round series, now 2-1, according to an Associated Press report.

The Red Wings got some breaks and made some, too.

Predators' forward Scott Nichol broke his left thumb in Game 1 against the Red Wings and was scheduled to have surgery Friday, according to an Associated Press report.

Chris Chelios was on the ice for his 248th playoff game, breaking the NHL record set by Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy, as reported by the Associated Press.

The Red Wings called it a fortunate play.

Red Wings' forward Tomas Kopecky will miss four to six months of action because of a torn ligament in his knee, according to the Associated Press.

The Red Wings signed left wing Justin Abdelkader to an amateur tryout prior to Thursday?s game against the Blue Jackets, according to a Yahoo.