The Red Wings end the first period and start the second period with goals, but the Avalanche quickly respond with three more. The Red Wings then bookended the second period with another goal.
The contest wrapped up with an empty net goal from Cale Makar.
THE GOALS
1st Period
5:01 COL (0-1) - Devon Toews took a straight shot to the net from the point through traffic for J.T. Compher to tip the puck in.
7:10 COL (0-2) - Alex Newhook passed the puck to Andre Burakovsky who took a wrist shot from the right circle to get the puck home.
10:49 COL (0-3) - With a quick pass in the neutral zone from Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Darren Helm took the puck on a breakaway to get the goal.
19:07 DET (1-3) - Pius Suter took the puck down the ice in a 2-on-1 rush for a cross-ice pass in front of the net to Vladislav Namestnikov. Namestnikov shot the puck blocker side to find the back of the net.
2nd Period
3:21 DET (2-3) - Joe Veleno brought the puck into the zone for a quick backhanded goal.
3:59 COL (2-4) - Nathan MacKinnon from Gabriel Landeskog for a slap shot from the left side to get the puck to the back of the net.
4:22 COL (2-5) - Immediately from the face off in front of the Red Wings net, as he fell Mikko Rantanen passed to Andre Burakovsky who dangled the puck in front of Alex Nedeljkovic to take a shot and land it.
7:33 COL (2-6) - Samuel Girard brought the puck from the right side to in front of the net to land a shot from the slot.
13:34 DET (3-6) - PPG Filip Hronek took a slap shot from the point on the left side to sneak the puck into the net.
3rd Period
15:30 COL (3-7) - ENG Cale Makar secured an empty net goal with a shot from the opposite zone.
Final: Avalanche 7, Red Wings 3
3 STARS
POWER PLAYS
Colorado: 0/3
Detroit: 1/4
GOALTENDING BATTLE
Colorado: Darcy Kuemper allowed 3 goals on 40 shots.
Detroit: Thomas Greiss and Alex Nedeljkovic combined to allow 6 goals on 47 shots.
STAT OF THE NIGHT
Gabriel Landeskog has extended his point streak to 10 games with the assist tonight, this is a new career high.
NOTEBOOK
The Colorado Avalanche have a 7-0 record in the last seven meetings against the Detroit Red Wings, including tonight's contest. There is one more game schedule between the two teams this season on Dec. 20 in Detroit. The Avalanche have scored at least five goals in the last six consecutive games at home, which ties the franchise record. The Avalanche have won six straight games at home, totaling 38 goals and holds a 7-0-1 record in the last eight games at Ball Arena. Devon Toews has now tallied multiple points in four consecutive games, which ties the franchise record for defenseman set by Jeff Brown, Nov. 12-19, 1988.
ROSTER REPORT
J.T. Compher makes his return to the team since being sidelined with an upper-body injury sustained on Nov. 13. Jayson Megna has been reassigned to the American League Hockey affiliate, the Colorado Eagles.
INJURY UPDATE
Bowen Byram remains day-to-day with an upper body injury. Nazem Kadri is slated as day-to-day with a lower-body injury, unrelated to the lower-body injury he sustained earlier this season.
UP NEXT
The Colorado Avalanche will continue the home stand with a rare Sunday game on Dec. 12 against the Florida Panthers at Ball Arena.
LINE COMBINATIONS
Based on the start of the game
Forwards
92 Landeskog - 29 MacKinnon - 25 O'Connor
13 Nichushkin - 37 Compher - 96 Rantanen
43 Helm - 18 Newhook - 95 Burakovsky
16 Aube-Kubel - 17 Jost - 56 MacDermid
Defensemen
7 Toews - 8 Makar
49 Girard - 6 E. Johnson
3 J. Johnson - 26 MacDonald
Goaltenders
35 Kuemper
31 Johansson
