Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets

Thursday, March 14, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in a shootout on Thursday, March 14, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Ottawa Senators	3	37-41-4
at Columbus Blue Jackets	2	27-43-12

News about this game

NHL Showdown: Ottawa Senators Versus Columbus Blue Jackets in Clash for Playoff Aspirations

Wed, Mar 13, 2024

Ottawa Senators face the Columbus Blue Jackets, both 8th in their divisions. Columbus is 12-17-4 at home; Ottawa is 8-19-2 away. Gaudreau (CBJ) has 45 pts; Tkachuk (OTT) leads with 52 pts.
Claude Giroux's Stellar Performance Secures Ottawa Senators a 3-2 Shootout Win Against Columbus Blue Jackets

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Giroux's shootout goal seals Ottawa's 3-2 comeback win over Columbus. Senators rallied with third-period goals, after Jenner's early score for the Blue Jackets.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Ottawa Senators	0	0	2	0	1	3
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	0	1	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Ottawa Senators	13	13	6	5	0	37
Columbus Blue Jackets	9	9	19	0	0	37

Three stars

A. Forsberg, Ottawa Senators (goaltender)
E. Merzlikins, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
C. Giroux, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:15	Columbus Blue Jackets	Boone Jenner (20)	Johnny Gaudreau (36), Adam Boqvist (9)	Even strength	OTT 0, CBJ 1
3rd	05:21	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alex Nylander (6)	Johnny Gaudreau (37), Zach Werenski (35)	Power play	OTT 0, CBJ 2
3rd	07:25	Ottawa Senators	Claude Giroux (19)	Boris Katchouk (5), Mark Kastelic (2)	Even strength	OTT 1, CBJ 2
3rd	12:27	Ottawa Senators	Tim Stützle (16)	Jacob Bernard-Docker (9), Erik Brannstrom (11)	Even strength	OTT 2, CBJ 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Columbus Blue Jackets	Johnny Gaudreau	Saved
1	Ottawa Senators	Tim Stützle	Goal
2	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alexandre Texier	Goal
2	Ottawa Senators	Drake Batherson	Saved
3	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kirill Marchenko	Saved
3	Ottawa Senators	Claude Giroux	Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat	Ottawa Senators	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal	37	37
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	12	14
Blocked shots	22	23
Giveaways	0	4
Takeaways	4	7
Faceoffs won	23/57 (40.4%)	34/57 (59.6%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 B. Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	0	2	7	3	1	75%	21:10
Number 12 M. Kastelic	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	80%	08:53
Number 14 B. Katchouk	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		09:49
Number 18 T. Stützle	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	2	0	14.3%	24:10
Number 19 D. Batherson	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		21:13
Number 21 M. Joseph	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:56
Number 27 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		11:23
Number 28 C. Giroux	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	28.6%	22:14
Number 38 Z. Ostapchuk	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		08:44
Number 57 S. Pinto	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	50%	18:17
Number 71 R. Greig	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	66.7%	14:21
Number 81 D. Kubalik	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1		11:03
Number 2 A. Zub	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		21:27
Number 6 J. Chychrun	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	4		22:29
Number 24 J. Bernard-Docker	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	4		16:46
Number 26 E. Brannstrom	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2		18:50
Number 50 M. Guenette	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		17:06
Number 85 J. Sanderson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		25:48

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Forsberg	37	35	2	.946	65:00	Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 C. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	1	0	65%	19:44
Number 10 D. Voronkov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	58.3%	11:07
Number 13 J. Gaudreau	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:19
Number 16 B. Gaunce	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	12:08
Number 24 M. Olivier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		13:25
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	2	0	56.3%	21:52
Number 42 A. Texier	L	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0		19:42
Number 64 T. Fix-Wolansky	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		09:56
Number 72 C. Meyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		10:58
Number 82 M. Pyyhtia	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	0		09:48
Number 86 K. Marchenko	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		18:45
Number 92 A. Nylander	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	1	33.3%	20:47
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	2	0		26:39
Number 9 I. Provorov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	0		25:47
Number 22 J. Bean	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		19:25
Number 27 A. Boqvist	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		01:12
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	4	0		26:06
Number 78 D. Severson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		24:20

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 90 E. Merzlikins	37	35	2	.946	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:18	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cole Sillinger	Holding	2
1st	18:00	Ottawa Senators	Tim Stützle	High sticking	2
2nd	10:27	Ottawa Senators	Shane Pinto	High sticking	2
2nd	11:43	Columbus Blue Jackets	Boone Jenner	Interference	2
3rd	04:00	Ottawa Senators	Brady Tkachuk	Hooking	2
OT	03:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alexandre Texier	Tripping	2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach: Jacques Martin
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Pascal Vincent
Referees: Furman South, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Brad Kovachik
Ottawa Senators scratches: Rourke Chartier, Thomas Chabot
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Sean Kuraly, Justin Danforth, Egor Chinakhov, Adam Fantilli

2023-2024 season series

Every Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Dec 1, 2023
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Feb 13, 2024
Ottawa Senators 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 14, 2024

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