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Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Ottawa Senators 5–2 on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Ottawa Senators 2 45-30-7
at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 40-33-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Ottawa Senators 0 1 1 2
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 1 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Ottawa Senators 9 14 12 35
Columbus Blue Jackets 11 14 10 35

Three stars

  1. M. Olivier, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. E. Merzlikins, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
  3. J. Danforth, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov (21) Mathieu Olivier (13) Even strength OTT 0, CBJ 1
1st 16:38 Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Danforth (9) Denton Mateychuk (8), Sean Kuraly (11) Even strength OTT 0, CBJ 2
2nd 16:18 Ottawa Senators Fabian Zetterlund (18) Claude Giroux (34), Thomas Chabot (33) Power play OTT 1, CBJ 2
2nd 19:38 Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier (18) Justin Danforth (11), Erik Gudbranson (2) Even strength OTT 1, CBJ 3
3rd 02:37 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Monahan (18) Kent Johnson (29), Zach Werenski (55) Power play OTT 1, CBJ 4
3rd 11:42 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli (25) Kent Johnson (30), Ivan Provorov (24) Even strength OTT 1, CBJ 5
3rd 15:10 Ottawa Senators Thomas Chabot (7) Drake Batherson (40), David Perron (7) Even strength OTT 2, CBJ 5

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

Team stats

Stat Ottawa Senators Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 35 35
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 27 23
Blocked shots 23 20
Giveaways 13 16
Takeaways 0 7
Faceoffs won 22/54 (40.7%) 32/54 (59.3%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
12 S. Pinto C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 25% 15:05
15 M. Highmore C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11:17
18 T. Stützle C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 4 2 0 42.9% 19:15
19 D. Batherson R 0 1 1 +1 0 5 1 0 0 18:16
20 F. Zetterlund L 1 0 1 -1 0 6 1 1 1 16:24
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 1 0 13:34
24 D. Cozens C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 1 0 50% 17:22
28 C. Giroux R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 2 0 45.5% 16:47
57 D. Perron L 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 16:50
59 A. Crookshank C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 09:14
71 R. Greig C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 37.5% 17:06
81 A. Gaudette R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 50% 10:58
2 A. Zub D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 19:12
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 17:19
33 N. Matinpalo D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 0 1 0 12:51
43 T. Kleven D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 2 0 13:05
72 T. Chabot D 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 3 0 25:45
85 J. Sanderson D 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 3 0 24:45
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
31 A. Forsberg 35 30 5 .857 59:59 Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 +2 0 2 1 0 0 45.5% 16:30
7 S. Kuraly C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 2 0 50% 11:28
10 D. Voronkov L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 2 0 12:17
17 J. Danforth R 1 1 2 +2 0 1 2 0 0 83.3% 13:17
19 A. Fantilli C 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 33.3% 12:23
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10:47
23 S. Monahan C 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 3 1 70.8% 19:25
24 M. Olivier R 1 1 2 +2 0 1 4 3 0 16:22
27 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 10:39
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 66.7% 18:44
86 K. Marchenko R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 16:33
91 K. Johnson C 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 14:28
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 11:05
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 0 1 0 18:15
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 2 0 25:25
9 I. Provorov D 0 1 1 +3 0 3 1 2 0 22:58
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 20:25
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 19:33
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 35 33 2 .943 59:39 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:13 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 19:09 Ottawa Senators Nikolas Matinpalo Slashing 2
2nd 04:29 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Kuraly Roughing 2
2nd 04:29 Ottawa Senators Matthew Highmore Roughing 2
2nd 06:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski Slashing 2
2nd 14:31 Columbus Blue Jackets Dante Fabbro Slashing 2
3rd 01:41 Ottawa Senators Tim Stützle Hooking 2
3rd 05:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Monahan Roughing 2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach
Travis Green
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Referees
Pierre Lambert, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Travis Gawryletz
Ottawa Senators scratches
Travis Hamonic, Dennis Gilbert, Brady Tkachuk
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Jack Johnson, Damon Severson, Christian Fischer, Luke Kunin, Jordan Harris, Egor Chinakhov, Jack Williams

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 8

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 7 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 6 at Nashville Predators 7 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 6 at Dallas Stars 5 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 1 at Utah Hockey Club 7 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final/SO Game page

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