Columbus, OH (My Sportsbook) - Marian Gaborik scored twice and added an assist, as the Minnesota Wild doubled up the Columbus Blue Jackets, 6-3, in each team's regular season finale. The loss particularly hurt Columbus, which is heading to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history and had a chance to lock up the sixth seed in the Western Conference. However, stuck at 92 points, the Blue Jackets are just two ahead of both Anaheim and St. Louis. The Ducks are currently underway against the Coyotes in Phoenix, while the Blues play at Colorado on Sunday. The Wild finished just out of the playoff race, ending the season ninth in the West with a 40-33-9 record (89 points). Minnesota had played in the postseason in each of the previous two seasons. Mikko Koivu and Kurtis Foster each had a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which closed the 2008-09 campaign on a three-game winning streak. Martin Skoula and Marc-Andre Bergeron also tallied a goal apiece, and Josh Harding made 25 saves in the win. Jared Boll, Derek Dorsett and Rick Nash each had a goal for Columbus, whose 92 points (41-31-10) are by far a franchise record for points in a season. The Blue Jackets' old mark in seven previous years of existence had been 80, set last season. Steve Mason allowed five goals on 27 shots in the loss, Columbus' second in a row and fourth out of five games.
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