Concussion keeps Franzen from Game 5

DETROIT — Detroit centre Johan Franzen will miss his fourth straight game when the Red Wings face Dallas in Game 5 of the Western Conference final Saturday.

Detroit general manager Ken Holland says Franzen has been cleared for light workouts. But Holland says Franzen would need to practise with the team for a few days before returning to the lineup.

Franzen sits, concussion-like symptoms

DETROIT — Johan Franzen, who leads all NHL playoff scorers with 12 goals, is out of the Red Wings lineup indefinitely.

Franzen sat out Game 2 of the Western Conference final Saturday night with concussion-like symptoms, and his team since he would not make the trip for Dallas and Game 3 Monday night.

Franzen tops Howe in Wings sweep

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings lack the household names they had the last time they hoisted the Stanley Cup.

The way they’re playing, though, anybody remotely interested in hockey knows — or will find out soon — who’s on the team.

Johan Franzen already has 11 goals through two rounds, surpassing the post-season total Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull or any player on the 2002 team that looked like a future wing of the Hall of Fame.