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NHL: Detroit 4, Columbus 0

Published: March. 15, 2009 at 8:11 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 15 (UPI) -- Chris Osgood blocked 23 shots for Detroit Sunday, posting his second shutout of the season in a 4-0 Red Wings victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Marian Hossa, Niklas Kronwall, Mikael Samuelsson and Johan Franzen scored for Detroit, which reached the 100-point mark in the standings for the ninth straight year.

The Red Wings have the best record in the NHL, two points ahead of Boston, a 6-4 loser at Pittsburgh Sunday.

Steve Mason had 26 saves for the Jackets, who had won their previous four games.

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