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Brunner's shootout goal wins it for Wings, 4-3

January 22, 2013 | Modified: January 22, 2013 at 1:32 am
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Columbus Blue Jackets' Sergei Bobrovsky, of Russia, makes a save as teammate and countryman Nikita Nikitin, center, and Detroit Red Wings' Johan Franzen, of Sweden, wait for a rebound during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

< p>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Swiss rookie Damien Brunner scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night before 19,206, the largest regular-season crowd at Nationwide Arena in the Blue Jackets' 11-plus seasons.

Brian Lashoff scored in his NHL debut and fellow defenseman Ian White also scored for Detroit, which finally got on the board twice in the second period after being humiliated 6-0 in their opener on Saturday night in St. Louis. Pavel Datsyuk had a goal to send the game into overtime with 6 minutes remaining in regulation, and also had an assist.

Cam Atkinson, James Wisniewski and Vinny Prospal scored goals during regulation for Columbus, which was coming off a 3-2 shootout win at Nashville on Saturday night.

Columbus was playing its first home game without Rick Nash since the end of the 2001-2002 season.