Blue Jackets hope for another dominating effort vs. Red Wings

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03/15/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Blue Jackets' current winning streak began with a big victory over Detroit a week ago. Playoff-hopeful Columbus will try to extend that run to five games with another win over the Red Wings this evening at Nationwide Arena.

Columbus has matched its longest winning streak of the season and its current string of four straight wins began with an 8-2 victory over Detroit on February 7. The Blue Jackets set franchise records for most goals and margin of victory in that contest.

They haven't slowed down since, as Friday's 5-3 triumph in Chicago was the Blue Jackets' 36th of the year, a single-season franchise record. Antoine Vermette scored twice to give him three goals and three assists in four games since coming over from Ottawa in a trade.

Raffi Torres, Kristian Huselius and Rick Nash each lit the lamp for the Blue Jackets, who haven't won five in a row since December 2-12, 2006. Wade Dubielewicz made 27 saves in the win, his first with Columbus.

Nash has been key as Columbus tries to make the postseason for the first time in club history. He has six goals in his last five games, including a hat trick versus Detroit last weekend. Both of Nash's three-goal games this year have come versus Detroit and his most recent was the first unassisted hat trick since Montreal's Maurice "Rocket" Richard turned the trick on March 16, 1948.

Nash also has 18 points over his last 14 games for the Blue Jackets, who are sixth overall in the Western Conference, one point behind Vancouver.

Columbus plays the first of back-to-back home games tonight and has won three straight and seven of its last nine at Nationwide Arena. The club is 22-10-2 as the host this year.

The Blue Jackets' success versus the Red Wings this year has helped its playoff chances. Columbus has won three straight over Detroit since losing five in a row to the club and has also defeated the Red Wings in four of the last five played in Ohio.

Columbus will likely have to face Marian Hossa today, as he returned to Detroit's lineup on Saturday in the club's 5-2 win over St. Louis. It was his first action since leaving a contest on March 3 on a stretcher after crashing head-first into the boards.

Hossa, who leads the Red Wings with 36 goals and has scored 10 times in 10 meetings with Columbus, had missed the last four games due to a stiff neck/back and bruised knee, but was able to skate in just over 15 minutes of action.

Pavel Datsyuk scored twice and he combined with scorers Tomas Kopecky and Brett Lebda to net three Red Wings' goals in the span of 46 seconds in the second period. Henrik Zetterberg also scored and Chris Osgood made 30 saves for his 300th win with Detroit, which has won four of its last six and leads the Western Conference with 99 points.

That is one up on San Jose and is also even with Boston in the race for the Presidents' Trophy. All three teams are in action today.

Detroit has won three straight on the road and is 20-10-5 as the guest this year.

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