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ASHBURN, Va. -- DeSean Jackson wore a white visor instead of a helmet to practice. He sat on the stationary bicycle while his Washington Redskins teammates were stretching. Instead of pedaling, he slowly worked the handlebars back and forth, keeping the muscles loose in his sprained left shoulder. This is the long-anticipated "return to Philly" week for Jackson, his chance to show the Philadelphia Eagles they were woefully mistaken when they suddenly released him in late March with barely a word of explanation. "Obviously its going to be a huge game for myself," Jackson said, "and something I always looked forward to ever since everything went down the way it went down." But fate has a way of complicating such tidy story lines. Jackson fell on his shoulder and sprained the AC joint in the first quarter of Sundays win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hes determined to play -- he said Wednesday "I dont plan on missing this game" -- but he will need to be a quick healer if hes to face the Eagles this weekend. "Playing a team that Ive been traded from, released from, I kind of know how that feels," cornerback DeAngelo Hall said. "I know hes going to be juiced up. Hes trying to get back out there on that field as quick as possible." Jackson didnt practice Wednesday or Thursday, so its hard to get a handle on his status for Sunday. Much will depend on whether he can regain the full range of motion with his shoulder, and whether he can stand the pain if he gets hit. "Were going to push him a little bit more tomorrow, to see where hes at," coach Jay Gruden said. Players face former teams all the time, but Jacksons circumstance is more curious than most. He caught 82 passes for 1,332 yards last season in the first year of coach Chip Kellys high-paced offence, but the Eagles tried to trade him and then simply released him. Asked this week why he let Jackson go, Kelly stuck to the "just going in a different direction" company line and suggested that Jackson (5-foot-10, 178 pounds) was too small. "Yeah, just trying to build the overall team in terms of what we were looking for offensively and how we wanted to get bigger at the wideout spot," Kelly said, "and thats what we did." Jacksons release coincided with stories about off-the-field problems, and he released at statement at the time denying that he was a member of a gang. Kelly said this week that off-field issues had "zero" influence on the teams decision, and Jackson tried to make it sound as if he doesnt care anymore. "They made the decision. They moved on. I moved on," Jackson said. "Im just blessed to have a second opportunity to play here in Washington, and, you know, its not about them anymore. Its about what were doing over here." Less than a week after getting cut, Jackson was snapped up by the Redskins and given a three-year, $24 million contract with $16 million guaranteed. Hes kept a relatively low profile so far in Washington, with barely a whiff of trouble. "As far as anything you do in life, being in the NFL and being in the position that Im at in my career, regardless of what it is, you kind of have to overanalyze anything you do," Jackson said. "Being in the NFL, its like youre under a microscope and everything you do is being looked at. Being able to come here to Washington and play for the Redskins, since Day 1, since I stepped in here with this organization, I was just myself. I didnt really change. They accepted me for who I was." Philly fans are well-known for their hostility. Jackson, if he plays, is ready for whatever they dish out. "I felt I put it on the line for them when I played there, and (I know) what Ive done to help that organization win games," he said. 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MacKinnon has a point in 13 straight games, breaking Gretzkys mark for an 18-year-old NHL player that he set during the 1979-80 season. "Its pretty cool," MacKinnon acknowledged. "I want to be as consistent as possible. He probably doubled my point total in those games." Gretzky finished his rookie season with 51 goals and 137 points. MacKinnon has 22 goals and 50 points -- easily leading all rookies in the league this year -- in 63 games. His point streak is the longest by a rookie at any age since Colorados Paul Stastny went 20 straight in 2007. MacKinnon kept it going with quite a pass. He was behind the net to the right of Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard when the No. 1 overall pick from the 2013 NHL draft sent a diagonal pass to Benoit in the bottom of the left circle. "Nobody really took me," MacKinnon. "And, Benoit took the back door." Benoit made the most of the scoring opportunity for his fourth goal, sending a shot to the top shelf that Howard had no shot to stop. Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 35 saves for Colorado, which has won four straight. "Jiggy was big when we needed him," said Matt Duchene, who scored a game-tying goal midway through the second period. "He held us in there until we could get the winner." Colorados P.A. Parenteau made it a 2-all game 5:49 into the third period after the Red Wings took their second lead. Detroit went ahead on Niklas Kronwalls goal midway through the first period and Tomas&nbbsp;Jurcos score with 7:50 left in the second.dddddddddddd Howard stopped 22 shots for a team desperately trying to extend its post-season streak to 23. "Its important to remember that we still got a point," Howard said. "It keeps us in the race." The Red Wings retired Nicklas Lidstroms No. 5 jersey before the game. Lidstrom, one of the NHLs all-time best on the blue line, saw a fellow Swede have a rough night defensively. 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