Mar 14, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ottawa Senators goalie Anton Forsberg (31) makes a save on the shot from Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Kirill Marchenko (86) during the shootout at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 – 7:00 PM ET
Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
TV: FDSNOH; Radio: 93.3 FM
Ottawa Senators (22-19-7, 51 points, 8th Atlantic, 14th East)
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Columbus Blue Jackets (22-19-7, 51 points, 7th Metro, 15th East)
Notes
These teams are like the Spiderman pointing meme. It’s important to win this one and leap another team in the Eastern conference standings.
Elvis Merzlikins will start for the third game in a row. Kind of odd, but hard to say he hasn’t earned it.
The defense in front of him won’t have Dante Fabbro, and it doesn’t appear Denton Mateychuk is ready to return quite yet. Eeeep.
Ottawa’s big weakness is in net, so it will be important for the Jackets to generate plenty of chances to take advantage of that.
Speaking of goalies, GOALIE FIGHT
Stats
OttawaColumbus3.25 (10)GPG2.98 (20)3.40 (29)GAPG3.31 (24)24.4 (7)PP%20.0 (17)71.5 (32)PK%74.8 (29)52.6 (6)5v5 Shot Attempt %50.6 (14)53.8 (4)5v5 Unblocked Shot Attempt %49.8 (16)10.0 (13)5v5 Shooting %9.0 (18)88.7 (32)5v5 Save %91.1 (11)Tim Stutzle (21)G LeaderZ. Werenski, K. Marchenko (18)Jake Sanderson (29)A LeaderZach Werenski (34)Tim Stutzle (49)P LeaderZach Werenski (52)N. Cousins, R. Greig (57)PIM LeaderMathieu Olivier (60)11-10-3Home/Road11-7-44-4-2Last 105-4-1
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
Cole SillingerAdam FantilliKirill MarchenkoBoone JennerSean MonahanKent JohnsonDanton HeinenCharlie CoyleMathieu OlivierDmitri VoronkovBrendan GaunceZach Aston-Reese
Zach WerenskiDamon SeversonIvan ProvorovErik GudbransonEgor ZamulaJake Christiansen
Elvis MerzlikinsJet Greaves
Ottawa Senators
Brady TkachukDylan CozensRidly GreigDrake BathersonTim StutzleFabian ZetterlundMichael AmadioShane PintoClaude GirouxNick CousinsLars EllerDavid Perron
Jake SandersonArtem ZubThomas ChabotNick JensenTyler KlevenJordan Spence
Leevi MerilainenJames Reimer