Red Wings rout Avalanche to end losing streak

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings ended a six-game losing streak by shutting out the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Monday behind netminder Chris Osgood's 18 saves.

Henrik Zetterberg scored a pair of second-period goal to spark the Red Wings to their first victory since February 5.

Zetterberg, who had not scored in five consecutive games, gave Detroit a 3-0 lead with a powerplay score 7:42 into the second period. He connected again two minutes later, scoring his 35th goal of the season.

"We played good. We dominated today," Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock told reporters.

Chris Chelios and Valtteri Filppula were also on the scoresheet for the Red Wings, who maintained their NHL lead despite their worst slump in 17 years.

Osgood had a relatively easy time in goal after surviving a busy first period. He stopped 11 shots in the opening 20 minutes but faced only two shots in the second period and five in the third.

"They had a lot of opportunities but didn't shoot it for one reason or another," Osgood told reporters after his fourth shutout of the season and 47th of his career.

"We did a real good job of knocking down passes, clogged up the middle. We weren't really doing that late, we were better at it in Dallas (1-0 loss on Sunday) and we were really good at it tonight."

Pavel Datsyuk assisted on Chelios's goal and both of Zetterberg's scores. The three assists boosted his total to 51 for the season.