Columbus Blue Jackets @ Ottawa Senators

33-30-9, 12-21-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	1	0	1	2
Senators OTT	2	1	0	3

Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsOTT

39-28-5, 21-10-2 Home

Batherson, Sanderson score as Senators beat Blue Jackets 3-2

— Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson scored for Ottawa and the Senators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night in a matchup of teams vying for playoff spots.

Mar 30, 2025, 06:42 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	1	0	1	2
	Senators	2	1	0	3

1st Period		CBJ	OTT
7:24	Ridly Greig (12) Assists: Thomas Chabot (29), Shane Pinto (13)	0	1
7:55	Boone Jenner (5) Assists: Zach Werenski (51), Denton Mateychuk (6)	1	1
14:08	Drake Batherson (21) Assists: Dylan Cozens (26), Artem Zub (9)	1	2

2nd Period			CBJ	OTT
9:17		Jake Sanderson (8) Assists: Shane Pinto (14), Ridly Greig (16)	1	3

3rd Period			CBJ	OTT
11:02		Kirill Marchenko (28) Assists: Zach Werenski (52)	2	3

Drake Batherson hit Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Nikolas Matinpalo
Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Drake Batherson
Ridly Greig hit Kirill Marchenko
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Dylan Cozens Deflected Wide Right
Drake Batherson Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by Artem Zub
Fabian Zetterlund hit Ivan Provorov
Adam Gaudette faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Nikolas Matinpalo shot blocked by Adam Gaudette
Michael Amadio hit Denton Mateychuk
Adam Gaudette faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Ridly Greig Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Thomas Chabot (29), Shane Pinto (13)
Giveaway by Matthew Highmore
Tyler Kleven hit Luke Kunin
Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Matthew Highmore
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Shane Pinto
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Jake Sanderson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Artem Zub Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Brady Tkachuk Tip-In saved by Daniil Tarasov
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Drake Batherson Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (26), Artem Zub (9)
Michael Amadio hit Denton Mateychuk
Fabian Zetterlund hit Mathieu Olivier
Thomas Chabot Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Brady Tkachuk Roughing against Kirill Marchenko
Giveaway by Jake Sanderson
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Ridly Greig
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Giveaway by Fabian Zetterlund
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Dylan Cozens hit Erik Gudbranson
David Perron hit Erik Gudbranson
Brady Tkachuk Slap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Jake Sanderson
Shane Pinto hit Kirill Marchenko
Tim Stützle hit Kirill Marchenko
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Giveaway by Tim Stützle
Takeaway by Thomas Chabot
Takeaway by Matthew Highmore
Michael Amadio Tip-In Wide Right
Michael Amadio Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Artem Zub Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Dylan Cozens hit Erik Gudbranson
Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Claude Giroux
Jake Sanderson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Jake Sanderson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
David Perron Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Ridly Greig Tip-In saved by Daniil Tarasov
Dylan Cozens hit Sean Kuraly
Michael Amadio hit Cole Sillinger
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Artem Zub
Shane Pinto Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Jake Sanderson Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Shane Pinto (14), Ridly Greig (16)
Dylan Cozens hit Jake Christiansen
Giveaway by Claude Giroux
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Shane Pinto Snap Shot Wide Left
Shane Pinto Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Tyler Kleven
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Fabian Zetterlund
Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Claude Giroux hit Denton Mateychuk
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Shane Pinto Slap Shot Wide Left
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Tim Stützle Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Ridly Greig hit Erik Gudbranson
Takeaway by Ridly Greig
David Perron hit Erik Gudbranson
David Perron hit Erik Gudbranson
Shane Pinto hit Denton Mateychuk
Shane Pinto Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Tim Stützle
Matthew Highmore Tip-In saved by Daniil Tarasov
Matthew Highmore Deflected saved by Daniil Tarasov
Artem Zub Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Nick Jensen Wrist Shot Wide Right
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Drake Batherson Backhand saved by Daniil Tarasov
Nikolas Matinpalo Slap Shot Wide Left
Tyler Kleven Slap Shot Wide Left
Claude Giroux Wrist Shot Short
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Matthew Highmore
Tyler Kleven Slap Shot Off Crossbar
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Tim Stützle hit Denton Mateychuk
Giveaway by Claude Giroux
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
Ridly Greig hit Sean Monahan
Giveaway by Tyler Kleven
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Tim Stützle Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Tim Stützle Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot
Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
David Perron hit Zach Werenski
Damon Severson shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Jake Sanderson Snap Shot Wide Left
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Ridly Greig Tip-In Wide Right
Ridly Greig Tip-In Wide Right
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Jake Sanderson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Shane Pinto
Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Mathieu Olivier hit Tyler Kleven
Cole Sillinger hit Nikolas Matinpalo
Cole Sillinger Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark
Erik Gudbranson Slap Shot Wide Right
Mathieu Olivier hit Tyler Kleven
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Jake Christiansen hit Fabian Zetterlund
Nikolas Matinpalo shot blocked by Luke Kunin
Nikolas Matinpalo shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Puck in Netting
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
Sean Monahan hit Jake Sanderson
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
Takeaway by Dmitri Voronkov
Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Kent Johnson
Icing
Denton Mateychuk hit Michael Amadio
Zach Aston-Reese Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Icing
Justin Danforth hit Tyler Kleven
Mathieu Olivier Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Giveaway by Damon Severson
Puck in Benches
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Boone Jenner Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (51), Denton Mateychuk (6)
Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
Luke Kunin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Zachary Aston-Reese Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jake Sanderson shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Puck in Netting
Cole Sillinger hit Jake Sanderson
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot Wide Left
Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Icing
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson
Puck in Crowd
Icing
Artem Zub shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
Artem Zub shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Sean Kuraly hit Michael Amadio
Luke Kunin hit Tyler Kleven
Hand Pass
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Adam Gaudette
Jake Christiansen hit Michael Amadio
Justin Danforth hit Fabian Zetterlund
Puck in Benches
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Kirill Marchenko Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Sean Monahan
Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot Wide Right
Dmitri Voronkov Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark
Off-side
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot Short
Mathieu Olivier hit Tyler Kleven
Off-side
Giveaway by Daniil Tarasov
Claude Giroux shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Sean Kuraly hit Tyler Kleven
Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Puck in Netting
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Shane Pinto
Goalie Stopped
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Kent Johnson Slashing against Claude Giroux
High Stick
Off-side
Goalie Stopped
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Icing
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Shane Pinto
Puck in Benches
Denton Mateychuk Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Kirill Marchenko hit Ridly Greig
Zach Werenski Slap Shot Wide Left
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Damon Severson Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Boone Jenner Interference against Nick Jensen
TV Timeout
Puck in Netting
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Sean Monahan hit Tyler Kleven
Dmitri Voronkov hit Nikolas Matinpalo
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Icing
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Mathieu Olivier hit Nikolas Matinpalo
Puck in Crowd
Boone Jenner faceoff won against David Perron
Icing
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Cole Sillinger
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Justin Danforth Tip-In saved by Linus Ullmark
Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Kent Johnson
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
Michael Amadio shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Sean Kuraly hit Nikolas Matinpalo
Erik Gudbranson hit Drake Batherson
Goalie Stopped
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Artem Zub shot blocked by Cole Sillinger
Icing
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Puck in Netting
Erik Gudbranson hit Ridly Greig
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Boone Jenner Deflected Wide Right
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Icing
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Shane Pinto
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Shane Pinto
Kirill Marchenko Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (52)
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Tim Stützle shot blocked by Damon Severson
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Adam Gaudette
Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Michael Amadio shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Icing
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Justin Danforth Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Kent Johnson Tip-In Wide Right
Boone Jenner Backhand Wide Right
Kent Johnson Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Icing
Adam Fantilli Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Puck in Benches
Shane Pinto shot blocked by Kent Johnson
Ridly Greig shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Adam Fantilli Tip-In saved by Linus Ullmark
Adam Fantilli Deflected saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Boone Jenner hit Jake Sanderson

BLUE JACKETS

SENATORS

Regular Season Series

OTT leads 1-0

Blue Jackets
2
Senators
3

Game 1

29/3

Blue Jackets
0
Senators
4

Game 2

6/4

Senators
2
Blue Jackets
5

Game 3

9/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	36	15	6	78
Pittsburgh	29	15	12	70
NY Islanders	32	21	5	69
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Washington	29	23	7	65
Philadelphia	25	20	11	61
New Jersey	28	27	2	58
NY Rangers	22	29	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	37	14	4	78
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Buffalo	32	19	6	70
Boston	32	20	5	69
Ottawa	28	22	7	63
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Florida	29	25	3	61

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Ottawa Senators

Stars of the Game

Ridly GreigC - OTT

Shane PintoC - OTT

Jake SandersonD - OTT

Game Information

Batherson, Sanderson score as Senators beat Blue Jackets 3-2

Shot Chart

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OTT leads 1-0

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