Another ugly one.
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CBJ GOALS:
Fantilli (1st, 18:04)
Fabbro (2nd, 3:02)
Voronkov (2nd, 8:10)
Six players had multi-point nights as the Ottawa Senators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena.
Drake Batherson and Michael Amadio both had a goal and two assists. Tim Stutzle scored twice. David Perron and Claude Giroux each had a goal and an assist. Dylan Cozens had three assists.
Linus Ullmark made 23 saves on 26 shots.
Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup after missing 14 games (lower body). Dante Fabbro and Dmitri Voronkov scored for Columbus. Zach Werenski had two assists.
Elvis Merzlikins made two saves on five shots before being pulled in the first period. Jet Greaves made 21 saves on 23 shots.
Ottawa wasted no time getting on the scoreboard with two goals inside the first 8:11, with both first-period goals 1:13 apart.
The Senators took the 1-0 lead off a one-handed effort by Perron, whose rebound opportunity went through the legs of Merzlikins.
Batherson added his fifth goal in as many games to make it 2-0, and Stutzle’s goal at 14:55 to give Ottawa a 3-0 lead spelled the end of Merzlikins’ night as Greaves took over.
Jenner’s fourth got the Jackets on the board and back within two, but Amadio’s goal just before the end of the first period gave the Senators another three-goal lead, making it 4-1.
In the second period, Dante Fabbro cut the deficit back to two goals with a second-period tally at 3:02. Voronkov’s power play goal had Columbus within one goal before Stutzle’s second goal of the game at 17:59 of the second period put Ottawa ahead 5-3.
Giroux’s empty-net goal in the third period made it 6-3.
Here’s how the Blue Jackets’ losing streak stretched to four straight:
1st Period:
(6:58 — OTT Goal): Perron scored his fourth of the season. Cozens (11) and Batherson (15) got the assists.
David Perron opens the scoring with ONE HAND! pic.twitter.com/MM1KIWSYu5
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 12, 2025
(8:11 — OTT Goal): Batherson’s second point of the night gave the Senators a 2-0 lead for his 13th goal. Perron added his second point with the assist (11), and Cozens added another helper (12).
Drake Batherson picks the corner for his fifth goal in his last five games! pic.twitter.com/jdo11PNjUi
— NHL (@NHL) December 12, 2025
(14:55 — OTT Goal): Stutzle’s power play goal (13) gave the Senators the 3-0 lead. Batherson (16) and Cozens (13) added to their multi-point period.
Power play picking up right where it left off #GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/SAAKUIIfs8
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) December 12, 2025
(18:04 — CBJ Goal): Jenner ended the Senators’ scoring barage with his fourth goal of the year, assisted by Werenski (22). The goal was originally credited to Adam Fantilli.
Mo’s getting us goin
CBJ x @FanaticsBook pic.twitter.com/ju9w1hHpEv
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) December 12, 2025
(19:26 — OTT Goal): Amadio (7) got the Senators back to a three-goal lead. Claude Giroux (14) and Ridly Greig (7) assisted.
Michael Amadio with a filthy move to make it 4-1! #GoSensGo
What a pass by Giroux. Greig also snaps a 6 game pointless skid.
This game will save Ottawa’s finishing metrics. pic.twitter.com/4NHA4AVYuN
— Everyday Sens (@EverydaySens) December 12, 2025
2nd Period:
(3:02 — CBJ Goal): Fabbro’s second of the season brought the Blue Jackets within two goals. Jenner added an assist (8). Kent Johnson picked up his fourth.
pic.twitter.com/EtwxoYR3aA #CBJ
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) December 12, 2025
(8:10 — CBJ Goal): Voronkov’s 12th on the power play made it 4-3. Kirill Marchenko (16) and Werenski (23) assisted on the goal. The Jackets’ power play is up to 16th (15-for-75).
Dmitri Voronkov makes it a ONE-GOAL GAME pic.twitter.com/mFmtymNteL
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 12, 2025
(17:59 — OTT Goal): Stutzle’s second goal made it 5-3. Amadio (6) and Artem Zub (9) assisted.
Tim was not going to let this stay out of the net #GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/58wsyCIxKR
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) December 12, 2025
3rd Period:
(18:37 — OTT Goal): Giroux’s fifth goal via the empty net made it 6-3 Ottawa, with Amadio getting another assist (7) to complete a three-point night.
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GAME STATS
CBJ
28
SHOTS
25
60.3%
FACEOFFS
39.7%
1/2
POWER PLAY
1/1
1/2
PENALTY KILL
1/2
18
HITS
23
17
GIVEAWAYS
14
6
TAKEAWAYS
3
20
BLOCKED SHOTS
11
ALL SITUATIONS ADVANCED STATS
2.25
EXPECTED GOALS
1.65
49
SHOT ATTEMPTS
58
20
SCORING CHANCES
24
9
HIGH-DANGER CHANCES
9
Data via NHL.com & NaturalStatTrick.com
Stat Chat:
Yegor Chinakhov played in his 200th career game. Brendan Gaunce played in his 199th career game. Werenski played in his 598th career game, surpassing David Savard (597) for fifth all-time in Blue Jackets franchise history. Werenski’s next game will tie Nick Foligno (599) for fourth.
With two assists, Werenski has points in nine straight home contests (five goals, 11 assists). Marchenko stretched his home point streak to seven with an assist (one goal, seven assists).
The Blue Jackets have scored on the power play in five of the last six games (6-for-17).
Merzlikins entered the game with 3-2-2 (.931 save percentage and 2.30 goals against average) in 10 career games against the Senators.
Up Next:
The Blue Jackets’ four-game homestand continues on Saturday night against the Vegas Golden Knights at 7 p.m.