Nash nets hat trick as Blue Jackets hammer Red Wings

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03/07/2009 - Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rick Nash notched his second hat trick of the season as the Columbus Blue Jackets crushed the Detroit Red Wings, 8-2, at Joe Louis Arena.

R.J. Umberger had two goals and an assist while Jason Williams added a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets, who have won three of their last five games and set a new franchise record for goals in one contest. Steve Mason made 44 saves in the win.

The win moves Columbus into sixth place in the Western Conference with 72 points, two ahead of Nashville, Dallas and Edmonton.

Henrik Zetterberg and Aaron Downey each had a goal for the Red Wings, who had won four of five coming into the game. Chris Osgood was shelled for seven goals on 23 shots in his start. Ty Conklin came on in relief and stopped four shots over the final 16-plus minutes.

Detroit remains atop the Central Division with 94 points and is tied with San Jose for first place overall in the Western Conference.

The Blue Jackets jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 4:18 into the game as Fedor Tyutin threw a shot on net from the left point that Raffi Torres redirected past Osgood.

Less than four minutes later, Columbus took a 2-0 lead when Williams sent a hard pass from the left point to the left side of the net where Umberger tipped it past Osgood.

The Blue Jackets tacked onto their lead 6:48 into the second period. Umberger skated into the Detroit end down the left side and threw a pass out front. The Detroit defender tried to clear it, but the puck bounced off his stick and Williams was able to whack it in.

Nash then made it a 4-0 game while shorthanded as he broke up a pass in his own end, caught up to the puck in the neutral zone and fired a shot over the glove of Osgood with 4:20 left in the second.

The Red Wings cut into their deficit with 2:48 left in the middle stanza as Pavel Datsyuk sent a pass from the right side to the front where Zetterberg wristed it home.

However, Columbus got the goal back just 15 seconds into the third period as Nash found himself all alone in front of the net and snapped a wrister between the pads of Osgood.

Umberger tallied his second goal of the game on the power play as his wrist shot found its was past Osgood's glove at the 2:49 mark and Andrew Murray chased Osgood from the net just 36 seconds later with his eighth goal of the season.

Downey scored on a deflection at the 5:32 mark to make it a 7-2 game.

However, Nash completed his fourth career hat trick with 7:44 to play to account for the final score.

Game Notes

Columbus hosts Boston on Tuesday...Detroit hosts Phoenix on Tuesday...It was the most goals Columbus scored this season...Detroit has given up 16 goals in its last two losses. The team was crushed by Nashville, 8-0, on February 28...The Blue Jackets have won three of the five games in the series with Detroit this season.

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