DETROIT (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored his third goal in two games, Alexandar Georgiev made 28 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat the slumping Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Saturday night.

Cale Makar scored on the power play for Colorado. Makar leads all NHL defensemen with 35 points (nine goals, 26 assists) in 28 games.

Lucas Raymond scored his eighth goal in the last nine games for Detroit, which has lost five straight — all by a single goal. Ville Husso made 23 saves.

Takeaways

Avalanche: It was a major bounce back effort from Georgiev, the team’s top goaltender. He was pulled from his previous start at Buffalo on Tuesday after surrendering four goals in less than 12 minutes.

Red Wings: The offense continues to come up empty, even against some of the weaker defensive teams in the league. The Avalanche had allowed 27 goals while losing four of their previous six games.

Key moment

The Avalanche only had one power play but Makar made good use of it. He ripped a shot from the point that beat a screened Husso early in the second period. That put the offensively-challenged Red Wings down two goals and the Colorado lead held up.

Key stat

Makar, who got his first career hat trick against Detroit in March, has 17 points in eight career games against the Red Wings.

Up Next

Avalanche visit New Jersey on Sunday, while Red Wings play at Buffalo on Monday.

 

DETROIT (AP) — Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist, Jonathan Quick stopped 37 shots for his 61st career shutout, and the New York Rangers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-0 on Saturday night to complete a sweep of the three-game season series.

Jimmy Vesey, Chris Kreider and Reilly Smith also scored for the Rangers, who have won three of four.

Panarin, who reached the 800-point mark in New York’s 6-1 loss to Buffalo on Thursday, has at least one point in 11 of his last 12 games against the Red Wings. Quick had eight saves in the first period, 19 in the second and 10 in the third for his first shutout in three starts this season.

Ville Husso had 20 saves for Detroit in his first appearance since opening night. The Red Wings have lost two straight and five of seven (2-4-1).

Takeaways

Rangers: Quick, 38, went 18-6-2 behind Igor Shesterkin last season and has won all three of his starts this season.

Red Wings: Husso was recalled from the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday with Alex Lyon sidelined by a lower-body injury.

Key moment

The Red Wings, who trailed 1-0 after the first period, peppered the Rangers’ net most of the second period with 19 shots on goal. Patrick Kane and Dylan Larkin had shots clang off the goal post. Vesey then stifled Detroit’s momentum and gave his team a 2-0 advantage by beating Husso on the glove side with 3:08 remaining in the period.

Key stat

Quick has a shutout in 17 consecutive seasons for the sixth-longest streak in NHL history.

Up Next

The Rangers host Winnipeg on Tuesday, and Red Wings visit Pittsburgh on Wednesday to open a four-game trip.