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Johan Franzen RW DET
3 Days Detroit Red Wings Comment

Johan Franzen scored his fourth goal of the playoffs Saturday.

Franzen broke out of scoring slump with his third period goal as he had gone the previous six games without a goal and the last three games without a point. The Red Wings are looking for the talented Franzen to be a difference maker in their series against the Blackhawks and Saturday's game could be the starting point.

Johan Franzen RW DET
5 Days Detroit Red Wings Comment

Johan Franzen has cooled down again.

Franzen has one goal in Detroit's last six games and no points in their last three contests. That's not a horrible stretch, but Detroit needs all of their best players if they're going to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round. When Franzen gets hot, he can be a difference maker and the Red Wings just have to hope that happens.

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7 Days Damien Brunner C DET, Daniel Cleary RW DET, Brandon Saad LW CHI, Johan Franzen RW DET, Brent Seabrook D CHI Comment

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DETROIT vs. CHICAGO

FANTASY MUST-STARTS:

Chicago: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp, Duncan Keith, Corey Crawford

Detroit: Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Franzen, Niklas Kronwall, Jimmy Howard

SLEEPERS:

Chicago: Brandon Saad, Brent Seabrook

Detroit: Damien Brunner, Dan Cleary

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Johan Franzen RW DET
13 Days Detroit Red Wings Comment

Johan Franzen scored a power-play goal in Detroit's 3-2 overtime loss on Wednesday.

Franzen has three goals in five playoff games. All of those goals have come with the man advantage, but he hasn't been able to get a point when the team's are at even strength.

Johan Franzen RW DET
19 Days Detroit Red Wings Comment

Johan Franzen had an eventful game on Thursday.

Franzen scored a goal before he was struck in the groin by the puck and had to temporally leave the game. He returned for the third period and scores his second goal of the contest, but then received a blow near his head and had to leave again, this time to take a concussion test. He passed the test and was about to return to the game when Detroit scored the game-winning goal at 1:21 of the overtime period. "I had to check my head," Franzen said. "It takes time. I have a pretty big head."

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22 Days Damien Brunner C DET, Francois Beauchemin D ANA, Teemu Selanne RW ANA, Johan Franzen RW DET, Niklas Kronwall D DET Comment

WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF PREVIEW

DETROIT (7) vs. ANAHEIM (2)

Must-Starts

Red Wings: Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk, Niklas Kronwall, Jimmy Howard

Ducks: Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Teemu Selanne, Francois Beauchemin

Sleepers

Red Wings: Damien Brunner, Johan Franzen

Ducks: Bobby Ryan

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Johan Franzen RW DET
22 Days Detroit Red Wings Comment

Johan Franzen registered seven goals and 13 points in his final 13 regular-season games this season.

Franzen has been playing his best hockey of the year since being placed on a line with Valtteri Filppula and Daniel Cleary. Coach Mike Babcock was raving about Franzen at the end of the season and he's always been a player that took his game up a level during the postseason. If the Mule is on his game against Anaheim, the Ducks could have some difficulty ousting the Red Wings in the first round.

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