Coming off one of their most entertaining wins of the season (and the 1000th regular-season win in franchise history) against Vancouver, the Ottawa Senators continue their road trip tonight, against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the deciding game of a three-game season series.
The Jackets made a couple of shrewd acquisitions this past offseason, including 2018 8th overall pick Adam Boqvist from Chicago, and 2016 13th overall pick Jake Bean from Carolina, but it’s all been in service of an underwhelming season in which they’ve been outperformed by the Senators in almost every category, despite being ahead in the standings.