Detroit – The Red Wings blew a two-goal lead in the third period and a one-goal lead with 46 seconds left to lose to the Avalanche, 4-3, in overtime in a game they should have won.
Nathan MacKinnon scored his seventh goal of the season on hard wrist shot from the circle to the left of Jimmy Howard, beating him cleanly at 2:55 in overtime.
The Red Wings built a 3-1 lead, despite being outshot almost all night, with goals by Justin Abdelkader, Andreas Athanasiou and Niklas Kronwall.
But after some terrific penalty killing and good goaltending by Howard, the Wings seemed suddenly to lose their defensive structure for last half of the third period.