nhl Game Recap
Recap - Senators Defeat Columbus 3-2
The Senators earned a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jackets on Saturday at Canadian Tire Centre.
Bettors who backed the Senators were rewarded as -199 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Ottawa got goals from Jake Sanderson, Drake Batherson, and Ridly Greig in the victory. Greig opened the scoring at 7:24 of the first period.
Linus Ullmark turned in a 28-save effort for the Senators.
Boone Jenner, and Kirill Marchenko scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Linus Ullmark.
Columbus got a 24-stop effort from Daniil Tarasov in the loss.
Ottawa scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 30-27.
Next game, Ottawa takes its act on the road to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Columbus, they head home to face Nashville.