Well, the Colorado Avalanche is certainly better than the mushy middle of the Eastern Conference. The Avs kept rolling Tuesday night, breezing past the Detroit Red Wings in a 5-2 win at Ball Arena.

The Colorado Avalanche are set to clash with the Detroit Red Wings tonight at Ball Arena, marking the end of their brief three-game road journey that took them across Canada. As both teams gear up for this pivotal regular-season matchup, let's delve deeper into the significance of this encounter and what it could mean for their playoff aspirations.

The Ottawa Senators' recent victory over the Detroit Red Wings was overshadowed by a fight between Brady Tkachuk and Simon Edvinsson. Fans are divided, with some criticizing the Red Wings and others supporting Edvinsson for standing up to Tkachuk.

March 26 marks the anniversary of the brawl between the Red Wings and Avalanche that served as the turning point in the heated rivalry and a run to two Stanley Cup championships.

Time is running out on the schedule, but the Wings still have a strong belief system they can end an eight-year playoff drought. Even though they possess the NHL's hardest schedule the rest of the way, facing playoff teams every game except for Saturday's home game against Boston.

The ineffectiveness on the power play Thursday hurt the Red Wings. When a team gets five power plays in the first period and doesn’t capitalize, no goals whatsoever, ultimately losing the