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Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings

19Belt meetings
11Avalanche wins
8Red Wings wins
10Title changes

Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings have met 19 times with the NHL belt on the line, from January 30, 1989 to February 23, 2022. The belt changed hands in 10 of those games. Colorado Avalanche lead the belt series 11–8.

Belt gameDateResult
4,939Jan 30, 1989Quebec Nordiques beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Defense
5,872Apr 18, 1998Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Defense
6,029Dec 17, 1999Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2Defense
6,075Apr 9, 2000Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
6,081Apr 27, 2000Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0 PlayoffsDefense
6,082Apr 29, 2000Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
6,083May 1, 2000Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
6,084May 3, 2000Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
6,085May 5, 2000Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 PlayoffsDefense
6,302May 18, 2002Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3 PlayoffsTitle change
6,303May 20, 2002Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
6,304May 22, 2002Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
6,305May 25, 2002Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
6,306May 27, 2002Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
6,307May 29, 2002Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche 2–0 PlayoffsTitle change
6,308May 31, 2002Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche 7–0 PlayoffsDefense
6,653Jan 9, 2007Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (SO)Title change
7,018Nov 13, 2010Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1Title change
7,989Feb 23, 2022Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Title change

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