Columbus Blue Jackets stumble against Ottawa Senators
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Both teams are in the thick of a playoff race with just _ points separating them in the wild card standings.
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The Blue Jackets again started slow but showed resiliency to erase a three-goal deficit to defeat the Canucks.
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The Ottawa Senators closed out a three-game road stretch with a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. David Perron, Thomas Chabot, Michael Amadio and Tim Stützle all scored for the Senators, while Linus Ullmark made 30 saves in net for a .909% save percentage.
Inching closer to their first playoff berth in eight years, the Ottawa Senators travel to Pittsburgh on Sunday to play a Penguins team trying to keep their slim postseason hopes alive.
The Red Wings might have snagged a solid win over the Utah Hockey Club on Monday night, but they did not have enough in the tank against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night, losing 5-2. Detroit finished the four-game road trip with a disappointing 1-3-0 record.
The Senators have had 11 sellouts this season and four games that were within 1,000 tickets of reaching the plateau for a sellout.
The Senators have been getting the majority of the handle and tickets ahead of Saturday night’s matchup, which comes as no surprise. The Blue Jackets only have one win in the second half of a back-to-back set this season, so expect that number to keep climbing for Ottawa. You can get the Senators at -191 on Pinnacle as of Saturday morning.
Plus, an early look at the Senators' cap structure for 2025-26 and Steve Staios' candidacy for GM of the Year.
And if anything, the Blue Jackets should be able to ride some momentum provided by the two points captured in thrilling fashion in front of a raucous sellout crowd Friday night. Columbus trailed 3-0 after the first period and 5-3 in the third, rallied to take the lead late, then watched as Vancouver tied the score 23 seconds later.
The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Ottawa Senators after Boone Jenner scored two goals in the Blue Jackets' 7-6 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks.