By AJ Petronzi
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The Detroit Red Wings have beaten the Columbus Blue Jackets to start this season 5-0 and set up a matchup tomorrow in Washington between the NHL’s only undefeated teams. The Wings have not had a 5-0 start since the 1972-1973 season.
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The Detroit Red Wings have beaten the Columbus Blue Jackets to start this season 5-0 and set up a matchup tomorrow in Washington between the NHL’s only undefeated teams. The Wings have not had a 5-0 start since the 1972-1973 season.
Johan Franzen opened scoring tonight with a pair of power play goals. Derick Brassard followed with the first 5 on 5 goal of the night. Pavel Datsyuk opened the second before Aaron Johnson netted Columbus’s final goal. Nicklas Lidstrom and Valtteri Filppula added goals for Detroit in the third.
Detroit looked a little rusty to start the game tonight, but shook that rust off as the night went on and looked on top of their game by the end of the tilt. Jonathon Ericsson showed he can stand up for his teammates by trading fists with Derek Dorsett midway through the first. The Wings did manage show that five days off can fix a problem with the power play with three power play goals on five chances.
In Play! Man of the Game: Johan Franzen. Franzen scored two quick goals and got robbed on a couple chances at the hat trick.
