Ottawa 6, Columbus 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees:
Kyle Rehman, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen:
Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
Attendance:
15203
By Field Level Media
Brady Tkachuk's second career hat trick propelled the Ottawa Senators to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.
Claude Giroux scored a goal and added two assists and Ridly Greig and Erik Brannstrom added the others for the Senators, who extended their winning streak to a season-best four games.
Anton Forsberg, returning to the Ottawa net after missing 11 games with a groin injury, made 37 saves to improve to 8-5-0 on home ice this season.
Dmitri Voronkov, Boone Jenner and Jack Roslovic scored for Columbus, which has lost back-to-back games since returning from the All-Star break. Daniil Tarasov stopped 24 shots in the loss.
Ottawa led 5-3 after the second period.
Greig gave Ottawa a 4-1 lead, redirecting a Vladimir Tarasenko point shot past Tarasov for his ninth of the season at 5:37 of the second.
Columbus scored twice in a 3:13 span to pull to within one.
Jenner put a shot glove-side past Forsberg at 10:41 of the middle frame for his team-leading 16th of the season.
Roslovic then beat Forsberg short side for his third of the season at 13:54, pulling the Blue Jackets within 4-3.
Tkachuk completed his hat trick by beating Tarasov stick side on a power play at 16:48 of the middle frame.
Brannstrom's empty-netter with eight seconds to play in the third capped the victory.
Columbus took an early 1-0 lead, but the Senators scored three unanswered to lead 3-1 after 20 minutes.
Voronkov opened the scoring by redirecting Kent Johnson's centering pass past Forsberg for his 13th of the season at 7:11.
Tkachuk responded with two goals in 48 seconds.
The Senators captain tied the game 1-1 on a power play at 9:48, one-timing a Josh Norris feed past Tarasov.
Tkachuk then gave Ottawa its first lead on a partial break, putting his own rebound past Tarasov at 10:36 for his 24th of the season.
Giroux made it 3-1, beating Tarasov glove-side, off the crossbar and in, for his 17th of the season on a power play at 14:46.
The Blue Jackets doubled up the Senators 4-2 on Dec. 1 in Columbus. The clubs conclude the season series in Columbus on March 14.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Columbus |
|
Ottawa |
|
Boone Jenner 1 |
Points |
Brady Tkachuk 3 |
|
Boone Jenner 1 |
Goals |
Brady Tkachuk 3 |
|
Jake Bean 1 |
Assists |
Claude Giroux 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Brady Tkachuk 2 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Claude Giroux 1 |
|
Daniil Tarasov .828 |
Save Percentage |
Anton Forsberg .925 |
|
Daniil Tarasov 24 |
Saves |
Anton Forsberg 37 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Columbus
|
40 |
3 |
0-4 |
3-5 |
14 |
34 |
| Ottawa
|
30 |
6 |
2-5 |
4-4 |
12 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Ottawa will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Senators have a W/L % of .476 after a win and .429 after a loss.
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Columbus will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .118 after a win and .400 after a loss.
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