DENVER—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 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.
The Avalanche lost another star skater when leading scorer Paul Stastny went down with a knee injury in the first period.
The Red Wings can wrap up the series with a win in Game 4 on Thursday night at the Pepsi Center.
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