Johan Franzen's five goals send Senators to eighth straight loss

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    There is something about Ottawa that brings out the best in Johan Franzen.

    Franzen was a one-man show Wednesday night, scoring five goals to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 7-5 victory over the slumping Senators.

    "I've only been in here twice, I think, but I scored two goals the last time I was here," he said. "I like this building."

    Franzen is the first NHL player to score five goals in a game since the Minnesota Wild's Marian Gaborik did it on Dec. 20, 2007. Franzen is the first player to score five times against the Senators.

    "Guys were setting me up all night," Franzen said of linemates Henrik Zetterberg and Todd Bertuzzi. "Hank and Bert didn't want to shoot it themselves, they were just trying to set me up."

    Kris Draper and Niklas Kronwall also scored and Jimmy Howard made 29 saves for the Red Wings. It was Detroit's first visit to Ottawa since October 2008.

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