Travis Hamonic and Tim Stutzle each scored two goals as the Ottawa Senators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 Saturday at Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata.
1st Period
Hamonic opened the scoring at 5:17 with a slap shot from the top of the circle after he was left wide open.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| OTT SENATORS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
#GoSensGo Hamonic goal pic.twitter.com/LBrCvUmoNJ
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) March 5, 2023
Just 18 seconds later, at 5:35, Jack Roslovic ripped a wrist shot from the right circle after taking the puck away from a Senators player and racing down the wing.
#CBJ Roslovic (7) goal pic.twitter.com/ONWjPzxtgg
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) March 5, 2023
Stutzle gave the Senators a 2-1 lead at 11:18 after Johnny Gaudreau turned the puck over at the offensive blue line, leading to a three-on-one rush for Ottawa.
#GoSensGo Stutzle goal pic.twitter.com/8dy1eXrADV
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) March 5, 2023
Ottawa took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission 15-3 edge in shots on goal.
2nd Period
Hamonic scored his second goal of the game at 2:16 on a rebound in front of the net, where he was wide open.
#GoSensGo Hamonic goal pic.twitter.com/kEWDhcwxqA
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) March 5, 2023
Jakob Chychrun gave Ottawa a 4-1 lead at 3:04 with a laser from the right circle. After the goal, Michael Hutchinson replaced Elvis Merzlikins, who made 19 saves on 23 shots.
#GoSensGo Chychrun goal pic.twitter.com/HA36b6sXMd
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) March 5, 2023
Patrik Laine scored his second power-play goal in as many games at 10:56 with a wrist shot from the left circle after Kirill Marchenko picked Tim Stutzle's pocket and made a cross-ice pass to Laine.
#CBJ Laine (19) goal pic.twitter.com/kx4ZsurQOZ
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) March 5, 2023
The Senators led 4-2 after 40 minutes with a 28-15 edge in shots on goal.
3rd Period
Claude Giroux had a wide-open net to shoot at to extend the lead but missed high at 3:29.
Stutzle scored his second goal of the night on a breakaway after Nick Blankenburg lost his skate blade at the offensive blue line.
#GoSensGo Stutzle goal pic.twitter.com/XJPs57MCcc
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) March 5, 2023
The Senators won 5-2. With the loss, the Jackets fall to 20-37-6.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CBJ 21-39 OTT
- Faceoff %: CBJ 40.7-59.3 OTT
- Power play: CBJ 1/2-0/2 OTT
- Takeaways: CBJ 6-11 OTT
- Giveaways: CBJ 14-5 OTT
- Blocked shots: CBJ 14-16 OTT
- Hits: CBJ 24-27 OTT
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CBJ 1.1-2.91 OTT
- Chances (CF): CBJ 35-60 OTT
- Shots (SF): CBJ 16-32 OTT
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CBJ 18-24 OTT
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CBJ 6-11 OTT
Injury Update
No players left tonight's game with injuries.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets will travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Penguins on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
The club returns home to take on the Blues on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
