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National Hockey League
Ottawa 6, Columbus 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 15203

Brady Tkachuk's second career hat trick propelled the Ottawa Senators to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

Claude Giroux scored a goal and added two assists and Ridly Greig and Erik Brannstrom added the others for the Senators, who extended their winning streak to a season-best four games.

Anton Forsberg, returning to the Ottawa net after missing 11 games with a groin injury, made 37 saves to improve to 8-5-0 on home ice this season.

Dmitri Voronkov, Boone Jenner and Jack Roslovic scored for Columbus, which has lost back-to-back games since returning from the All-Star break. Daniil Tarasov stopped 24 shots in the loss.

Ottawa led 5-3 after the second period.

Greig gave Ottawa a 4-1 lead, redirecting a Vladimir Tarasenko point shot past Tarasov for his ninth of the season at 5:37 of the second.

Columbus scored twice in a 3:13 span to pull to within one.

Jenner put a shot glove-side past Forsberg at 10:41 of the middle frame for his team-leading 16th of the season.

Roslovic then beat Forsberg short side for his third of the season at 13:54, pulling the Blue Jackets within 4-3.

Tkachuk completed his hat trick by beating Tarasov stick side on a power play at 16:48 of the middle frame.

Brannstrom's empty-netter with eight seconds to play in the third capped the victory.

Columbus took an early 1-0 lead, but the Senators scored three unanswered to lead 3-1 after 20 minutes.

Voronkov opened the scoring by redirecting Kent Johnson's centering pass past Forsberg for his 13th of the season at 7:11.

Tkachuk responded with two goals in 48 seconds.

The Senators captain tied the game 1-1 on a power play at 9:48, one-timing a Josh Norris feed past Tarasov.

Tkachuk then gave Ottawa its first lead on a partial break, putting his own rebound past Tarasov at 10:36 for his 24th of the season.

Giroux made it 3-1, beating Tarasov glove-side, off the crossbar and in, for his 17th of the season on a power play at 14:46.

The Blue Jackets doubled up the Senators 4-2 on Dec. 1 in Columbus. The clubs conclude the season series in Columbus on March 14.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Columbus   Ottawa
Boone Jenner 1 Points Brady Tkachuk 3
Boone Jenner 1 Goals Brady Tkachuk 3
Jake Bean 1 Assists Claude Giroux 2
N/A Power Play Goals Brady Tkachuk 2
N/A Short Handed Goals Claude Giroux 1
Daniil Tarasov .828 Save Percentage Anton Forsberg .925
Daniil Tarasov 24 Saves Anton Forsberg 37
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Columbus 40 3 0-4 3-5 14 34
Ottawa 30 6 2-5 4-4 12 27
Upcoming Games
  • Ottawa will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Senators have a W/L % of .476 after a win and .429 after a loss.
  • Columbus will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .118 after a win and .400 after a loss.