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It’s a good thing the Blue Jackets found a way to bank two huge points Friday night at Nationwide Arena.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have gained anything out of a challenging home/road back-to-back that began with a 7-6 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday and concluded Saturday night with a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. Despite the Jackets' feverish push while seeking a tying goal late in the third, Ottawa held on for a win in regulation.
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Ridly Greig, Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson scored goals in the first two periods to give the Senators a 3-1 lead after two periods that ultimately led to the win.
Linus Ullmark, Ottawa’s No. 1 goalie, earned the win in net with 28 saves — including 13 on 14 shots in the third period. Daniil Tarasov (24 saves) took the loss for the Blue Jackets (33-30-9), whose goals were scored by captain Boone Jenner in the first period and Kirill Marchenko with 8:58 left in the third to pull his team within 3-2 to create a final frenzy.
Losing in regulation kept Columbus at 75 points with 10 games remaining, which bumped them out of the second wild-card spot in the NHL's Eastern Conference. The Montreal Canadiens, who were idle Saturday, moved back into the East's final playoff spot decided by a tiebreaker. Since each team has 10 games left, Montreal gets occupies the second wild card with a slim 24-23 edge in regulation wins.
The Jackets went into the game tied at 75 points with the Canadiens and New York Rangers, who could supplant the Canadiens with a win late Saturday in San Jose. All three of those teams started the day just one point ahead of the New York Islanders, who remain stuck at 74 points after losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Senators (39-28-5), meanwhile, extended their lead for the first wild card to eight points over the pack of “bubble” teams. The loss in Ottawa continued the Blue Jackets’ struggles in the second half of back-to-back games. They’ve won only one of them in 10 tries this season (1-9-0) and have two more toughies left April 6 back in Ottawa and April 13 in Washington.
The Senators, like eight teams before them, took a 1-0 lead against the Blue Jackets in the first period. Columbus finished the opening period with more shots (12-8) but couldn’t keep Ottawa from becoming the ninth straight team to score first.
The Jackets also trailed 2-1 after the first 20 minutes.
Greig put Ottawa up 1-0 at 7:24 of the first with a redirection of a shot by Thomas Chabot from the low slot, which Jenner countered for the Blue Jackets just 31 seconds later by scoring off Zach Werenski’s rebound to tie it 1-1 on his fifth goal in four games to extend a four-game goal streak.
Ottawa regained the lead, 2-1, with 5:52 left in the first and maintained that lead after Batherson swatted a rebound of Dylan Cozens’ shot past Tarasov from the slot for his 21st goal. The Jackets nearly tied it with a late power play that shifted momentum, which led to a sequence that forced Ullmark to make a great stop against Dmitri Voronkov’s backhand from the slot with 34 seconds left in the opening period.
Ottawa made it 3-1 on Sanderson’s goal 9:17 into the second, which was the lone goal of the middle period despite the Senators outshooting the Blue Jackets 12-4 with a dominant possession game.
Marchenko’s team-leading 28th goal pulled the Blue Jackets within one goal at 3-2 with just under nine minutes left in the third, but that was as close as they’d get thanks to Ullmark.
Blue Jackets reporter Brian Hedger can be reached at [email protected] and @BrianHedger.bsky.social
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Blue Jackets fall to Ottawa Senators, lose playoff spot
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Otherwise, they wouldn’t have gained anything out of a challenging home/road back-to-back that began with a 7-6 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday and concluded Saturday night with a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. Despite the Jackets' feverish push while seeking a tying goal late in the third, Ottawa held on for a win in regulation.
More: Columbus Blue Jackets reclaim playoff spot while buoyed by resilience: 5 takeaways
Ridly Greig, Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson scored goals in the first two periods to give the Senators a 3-1 lead after two periods that ultimately led to the win.
Linus Ullmark, Ottawa’s No. 1 goalie, earned the win in net with 28 saves — including 13 on 14 shots in the third period. Daniil Tarasov (24 saves) took the loss for the Blue Jackets (33-30-9), whose goals were scored by captain Boone Jenner in the first period and Kirill Marchenko with 8:58 left in the third to pull his team within 3-2 to create a final frenzy.
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Losing in regulation kept Columbus at 75 points with 10 games remaining, which bumped them out of the second wild-card spot in the NHL's Eastern Conference. The Montreal Canadiens, who were idle Saturday, moved back into the East's final playoff spot decided by a tiebreaker. Since each team has 10 games left, Montreal gets occupies the second wild card with a slim 24-23 edge in regulation wins.
The Jackets went into the game tied at 75 points with the Canadiens and New York Rangers, who could supplant the Canadiens with a win late Saturday in San Jose. All three of those teams started the day just one point ahead of the New York Islanders, who remain stuck at 74 points after losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Senators (39-28-5), meanwhile, extended their lead for the first wild card to eight points over the pack of “bubble” teams. The loss in Ottawa continued the Blue Jackets’ struggles in the second half of back-to-back games. They’ve won only one of them in 10 tries this season (1-9-0) and have two more toughies left April 6 back in Ottawa and April 13 in Washington.
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The Senators, like eight teams before them, took a 1-0 lead against the Blue Jackets in the first period. Columbus finished the opening period with more shots (12-8) but couldn’t keep Ottawa from becoming the ninth straight team to score first.
The Jackets also trailed 2-1 after the first 20 minutes.
Greig put Ottawa up 1-0 at 7:24 of the first with a redirection of a shot by Thomas Chabot from the low slot, which Jenner countered for the Blue Jackets just 31 seconds later by scoring off Zach Werenski’s rebound to tie it 1-1 on his fifth goal in four games to extend a four-game goal streak.
Ottawa regained the lead, 2-1, with 5:52 left in the first and maintained that lead after Batherson swatted a rebound of Dylan Cozens’ shot past Tarasov from the slot for his 21st goal. The Jackets nearly tied it with a late power play that shifted momentum, which led to a sequence that forced Ullmark to make a great stop against Dmitri Voronkov’s backhand from the slot with 34 seconds left in the opening period.
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Ottawa made it 3-1 on Sanderson’s goal 9:17 into the second, which was the lone goal of the middle period despite the Senators outshooting the Blue Jackets 12-4 with a dominant possession game.
Marchenko’s team-leading 28th goal pulled the Blue Jackets within one goal at 3-2 with just under nine minutes left in the third, but that was as close as they’d get thanks to Ullmark.
Blue Jackets reporter Brian Hedger can be reached at [email protected] and @BrianHedger.bsky.social
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Blue Jackets fall to Ottawa Senators, lose playoff spot
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