Red Wings routed

Devils' Travis Zajac (right) checks Thrahers Brad Larsen, who topples New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur in the first period. (BILL KOSTROUN/Associated Press)

Fredrik Modin scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the host Red Wings, 5-1, last night, handing NHL-leading Detroit its fifth straight loss.

Rick Nash had a goal and two assists and Nikolai Zherdev and Ron Hainsey added a goal each for Columbus. Dick Tarnstrom had two assists.

Pavel Datsyuk scored for the Red Wings and Chris Osgood stopped nine shots before being pulled.

Columbus jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead. Nash opened the scoring with his 30th goal when he put in a rebound on the power play 7:29 into the game. Modin made it 2-0 with 6:55 left in the first period when he skated between Brett Lebda and Andreas Lilja, who fell. Modin went in alone and beat Osgood. Zherdev scored on a backhand shot from the slot with 5:01 left in the opening period for his 23d goal.

Thrashers 4, Devils 3 - Marian Hossa scored the tying goal for visiting Atlanta with 18.1 seconds left in regulation and Pascal Dupuis had the decisive tally in the 10th round of a shootout victory over New Jersey.

Hossa smacked a loose puck past Martin Brodeur to force overtime and set up Dupuis's winner.

Panthers 4, Capitals 2 - Nathan Horton and Kamil Kreps scored third-period goals, and host Florida rallied over Washington.

The win snapped Florida's two-game skid and was its first game since Richard Zednik's frightening neck injury last Sunday.

Stars 4, Ducks 2 - Stephane Robidas scored twice in the second period and goalie Marty Turco recorded his 200th career victory in the Dallas's win in Anaheim, Calif.

Kings 6, Flames 3 - Ted Purcell scored his first NHL goal and former Boston College star Brian Boyle notched his fourth in seven games since his promotion from the minors, sparking host Los Angeles over Calgary.