BLUE JACKETS Nash nets 41st goal in 4-1 triumph

Goalie Marc Denis stopped 32 Red Wings shots.
DETROIT (AP) -- Rick Nash broke a 1-1 tie with his league-leading 41st goal, Marc Denis made 32 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets ended their season with 4-1 victory Saturday night over the Detroit Red Wings.
Nash, tied with Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk for the NHL lead, also had an assist.
Trevor Letowski and Anders Eriksson joined Nash with a goal and assist apiece.
David Vyborny got the other Columbus goal, and Tyler Wright had two assists.
Steve Thomas scored the only goal for Detroit, which finished the regular season with the NHL's highest point total (109).
The Red Wings are assured of home-ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Nash broke the tie at 4:07 of the second period, beating Detroit goaltender Manny Legace from the bottom of the right circle.
Letowski made it 3-1 when he put a shot over Legace from in close at 7:08. Vyborny added his goal with eight seconds remaining in the game.
Eriksson got a power-play goal for Columbus with 6:27 left in the first period, and Thomas tied it for Detroit just 50 seconds later.
Nash entered the game tied for the goal-scoring lead with Kovalchuk and Calgary's Jarome Iginla. Kovalchuk scored in Atlanta's 2-1 victory over Tampa Bay. Calgary did not play.
Atlanta's season also is over. Playoff-bound Calgary finishes the regular season today in Anaheim.
Notes
Red Wings' D Nicklas Lidstrom signed a two-year contract, according to general manager Ken Holland. Financial terms weren't announced.
Blue Jackets' D Rostislav Klesla missed the game because of a charley horse sustained Thursday night against Detroit in Columbus. Columbus was also without centers Alexander Svitov (ankle), Todd Marchant (groin) and Manny Malhotra (ankle).
Neither Maltby nor Lidstrom was in the Detroit lineup.
Detroit D Mathieu Dandenault returned after missing 15 games with a broken foot.
Before the game, the Red Wings were presented with the Presidents' Trophy, which goes to the team with the NHL's best record.