Although the Columbus Blue Jackets dropped their game against the Penguins on Friday, they still played a solid game. They certainly wanted to build on the positives with the Ottawa Senators coming to town. The Senators may be behind the Jackets in the standings, but the 4-4-2 record in their last 10 games bests the Jackets’. Gavrikov and Sillinger returned to the lineup off the COVID protocol list and that would give Columbus one of their best lineups in recent memory.
1st Period
The Senators struck first when a shot from the blue line got through traffic and deflected into the net.