Captain Nicklas Lidstrom scored twice while Johan Franzen added two power-play goals as the Red Wings went on to defeat Nashville 6-2 Wednesday night.
Dan Cleary and Marian Hossa both scored two goals, but Jordan Leopold scored in the fifth round of the shootout to give the Avs a 6-5 win.
Goals from Mikael Samuelsson and Nicklas Lidstrom allowed the Wings to come back and tie Columbus twice during the game, but the Blue Jackets prevailed in the final frame in a 3-2 Detroit loss on Friday.
Four different players scored to lead the Red Wings to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild Thursday night, extending Detroit's win streak to six games.
Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk and Brian Rafalski collected three points each to lead the Wings in a 5-3 win over the Predators Tuesday at the Sommet Center. Detroit outshot Nashville 51-21.
Pavel Datsyuk scored twice, and Ty Conklin stopped 25 shots for his sixth shutout of the season as the Red Wings won their fourth straight, rolling past the Penguins 3-0 Sunday in Pittsburgh.
The Red Wings scored five goals in the first period and cruised to a 8-3 win in their Saturday matinee against the Edmonton Oilers at Joe Louis Arena.
Wings star forward shares his thoughts about returning to Mellon this week.
Marian Hossa scored in a shootout as the Red Wings ended a five-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues Monday night.
On Saturday afternoon at Verizon Center, the Washington Capitals doubled-up the Red Wings 4-2. Left wing Ville Leino made his NHL debut for Detroit and scored his first NHL goal.
