Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Johan Franzen tallied a pair of goals as Detroit flattened Minnesota, 5-1, at Joe Louis Arena.
Franzen’s First Multi-Goal Game Of Season Propels Detroit, 5-1
Henrik Zetterberg added a goal and two assists and Tomas Holmstrom picked up a goal and a helper for the Red Wings, who have won five of their last seven games.
Jimmy Howard finished with 21 saves.
Andrew Ebbett notched the lone score for the Wild, who slid to their fourth straight loss and sixth in eight contests.
Josh Harding was tagged for all five goals on 30 shots in defeat.
Franzen gave the Wings a 1-0 edge just 2:25 in, then Holmstrom’s point blast on the power play and Zetterberg’s redirection at even strength tripled the Detroit advantage on scores 56 seconds apart midway through the first.
Ebbett made it 3-1 with 11 seconds left before intermission on a tip-in of a centering feed by Martin Havlat.
Miller’s short-handed score with just over seven minutes to play in the second restored the Wings’ three-goal edge, then Franzen added his second of the night with 5:17 left in regulation -- a screen shot from the right circle which used a Wild defender to mask the chance.
Detroit has won two of three meetings this season, with one more scheduled for Joe Louis Arena on March 26...It was Franzen’s first multi-goal game of the season and first in the regular season since February 18, 2009 against Nashville.
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