'Mule' hat trick helps Wings to 2-0 lead (AP)

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Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings are kicking the Colorado Avalanche when they're down. Franzen scored three times to lift Detroit to a 5-1 victory Saturday over the banged-up Avs, giving the NHL's top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal. Franzen -- a 6-foot-3, 220-pound center known as "Mule" -- redirected a shot in front of the net early in the game, scored on a...



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