NHL

Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets

· National Hockey League
Ottawa Senators
23-19-7
Final
4 - 1
Columbus Blue Jackets
22-20-7

Kleven, Stutzle score early as Senators beat Blue Jackets 4-1

Ottawa Senators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

Ridly Greig had a goal and assist, Thomas Chabot added two assists, and Stutzle also had an assist. James Reimer made 21 saves in his first win for the Senators, who had lost two straight. He signed with the team as a free agent on Jan. 12.

Sean Monahan scored for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins stopped five shots for Columbus in 20 minutes before leaving the game with an illness. He was replaced in the second period by Jet Greaves, who stopped 12 shots.

Kleven put Ottawa ahead 1-0 at 3:34 of the first period, beating Merzlikins from the left circle on the Senators’ second shot of the game.

Monahan pulled Columbus even at 7:46 with his first goal in seven games, but Stutzle put Ottawa back in front 2:29 later.

After a scoreless second period, Greig gave Ottawa an insurance goal off the rush at 6:49 of the third. Brady Tkachuk added an empty-netter with 3:06 remaining.

Up next Senators visit Nashville on Thursday.

Blue Jackets host Dallas on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

OTT wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:34 Tyler Kleven Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (26), Michael Amadio (11)
Goal 1st Period 7:46 Sean Monahan Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (17), Kent Johnson (10)
Goal 1st Period 10:15 Tim Stützle Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (13), Nick Jensen (10)
Goal 3rd Period 6:49 Ridly Greig Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Dylan Cozens (22), Thomas Chabot (14)
Goal 3rd Period 16:54 Brady Tkachuk Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (29), Ridly Greig (15)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 13
15 Hits 27
6 Takeaways 3
21 Shots 22
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 21
59.6 Faceoff Win Percent 40.4
16 Giveaways 19
4 Total Penalties 4
8 Penalty Minutes 8
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nikolas Matinpalo, D Day-To-Day Feb 27
David Perron, LW Injured Reserve Jan 23

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 13,278 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 38 15 80 4
Detroit 34 19 74 6
Montreal 32 17 73 9
Buffalo 33 19 72 6
Boston 33 20 71 5
Ottawa 28 22 64 8
Florida 30 25 63 3
Toronto 27 23 63 9

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 37 15 80 6
Pittsburgh 30 15 72 12
NY Islanders 33 21 71 5
Washington 30 23 67 7
Columbus 29 21 65 7
Philadelphia 26 21 63 11
New Jersey 28 29 58 2
NY Rangers 22 29 51 7
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