Avalanche–Red Wings rivalry
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This article is about the rivalry between the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings. For the March 26, 1997 brawl between the two teams, see Colorado Avalanche–Detroit Red Wings brawl.
The Avalanche–Red Wings rivalry is a historic rivalry in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings. The rivalry gained notoriety during the mid-1990s and early 2000s, with the peak of the rivalry occurring from 1996 to 2002 during which stretch the two teams met in the postseason five times and combined to win five Stanley Cups, with the Red Wings winning three Stanley Cups and the Avalanche winning two during that stretch.[1][2][3][4] The epicenter of the rivalry was during a March 26, 1997 game at Joe Louis Arena that featured 18 fighting majors, and 148 penalty minutes.[5][6][7]
Quick Facts First meeting, Latest meeting ...
First meeting | October 6, 1995[lower-alpha 1] |
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Latest meeting | March 6, 2024 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 122[lower-alpha 1] |
All-time series | 64–47–1–10 (DET)[lower-alpha 1] |
Regular season series | 47–30–1–10 (DET) |
Postseason results | 17–17 |
Largest victory | DET 7–0 COL March 22, 1996 May 31, 2002 |
Longest win streak | COL W10 |
Current win streak | COL W1 |
Postseason history | |
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