Necas Piles Up Four Points as Avalanche Shut Out Red Wings

Martin Necas finished with two goals and two assists in Colorado's 4-0 win over Detroit, playing 18:37 over 21 shifts. That was fifth among the Avalanche skaters and second among their forwards, not the team high.

Three of his four points came on the power play: one goal and two assists. At even strength he added a goal, on one shot on goal from three attempts. His goals came at 9:46 of the second period and 7:15 of the third. He finished plus 1 with two shots on goal and two blocked shots.

The night wasn't spotless. He gave the puck away three times, with no takeaways.

For the season, he now has 9 goals and 14 assists in 18 games, including three power-play goals. Four points in one night is a big step up from his usual output, and it helped Colorado post the shutout and improve to 9-6-2. Detroit drops to 7-7-3 and has lost two straight.