Senators 3-2 Blue Jackets (Mar 29, 2025) Play-by-Play

Columbus Blue Jackets

33-30-9, 12-21-4 away

	1	2	3	T
CBJ	1	0	1	2
OTT	2	1	0	3

TIME	CBJ	OTT
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Justin Danforth	0	0
0:10	Drake Batherson hit Ivan Provorov	0	0
0:16	Mathieu Olivier hit Tyler Kleven	0	0
0:17	Cole Sillinger hit Nikolas Matinpalo	0	0
0:21	Cole Sillinger Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark	0	0
0:24	Giveaway by Nikolas Matinpalo	0	0
0:27	Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Drake Batherson	0	0
0:33	Erik Gudbranson Slap Shot Wide Right	0	0
0:43	Mathieu Olivier hit Tyler Kleven	0	0
1:23	Ridly Greig hit Kirill Marchenko	0	0
1:54	Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Boone Jenner	0	0
1:55	Jake Christiansen hit Fabian Zetterlund	0	0
2:29	Nikolas Matinpalo shot blocked by Luke Kunin	0	0
2:46	Nikolas Matinpalo shot blocked by Ivan Provorov	0	0
2:48	Puck in Netting	0	0
2:48	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Cole Sillinger	0	0
2:51	Dylan Cozens Deflected Wide Right	0	0
2:55	Nick Jensen shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk	0	0
3:28	Drake Batherson Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov	0	0
3:52	Sean Monahan hit Jake Sanderson	0	0
3:58	Giveaway by Jake Christiansen	0	0
4:09	Takeaway by Dmitri Voronkov	0	0
4:12	Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by Artem Zub	0	0
4:39	Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson	0	0
4:55	Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Kent Johnson	0	0
5:00	Fabian Zetterlund hit Ivan Provorov	0	0
5:04	Icing	0	0
5:04	Adam Gaudette faceoff won against Adam Fantilli	0	0
5:06	Nikolas Matinpalo shot blocked by Adam Gaudette	0	0
5:30	Michael Amadio hit Denton Mateychuk	0	0
5:38	Denton Mateychuk hit Michael Amadio	0	0
5:49	Zach Aston-Reese Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark	0	0
5:56	Icing	0	0
5:56	Adam Gaudette faceoff won against Justin Danforth	0	0
6:09	Justin Danforth hit Tyler Kleven	0	0
6:11	Mathieu Olivier Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark	0	0
6:27	Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark	0	0
7:16	Giveaway by Damon Severson	0	0
7:24	Ridly Greig Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Thomas Chabot (29), Shane Pinto (13)	0	1
7:24	Tim Stützle faceoff won against Boone Jenner	0	1
7:50	Puck in Benches	0	1
7:50	Boone Jenner faceoff won against Ridly Greig	0	1
7:53	Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark	0	1
7:55	Boone Jenner Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (51), Denton Mateychuk (6)	1	1
7:55	Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Adam Gaudette	1	1
7:59	Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk	1	1
8:04	Giveaway by Matthew Highmore	1	1
8:05	Tyler Kleven hit Luke Kunin	1	1
8:10	Luke Kunin Wrist Shot Wide Left	1	1
8:12	Zachary Aston-Reese Wrist Shot Wide Left	1	1
8:19	Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Matthew Highmore	1	1
8:41	Jake Sanderson shot blocked by Ivan Provorov	1	1
8:43	Puck in Netting	1	1
8:43	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Justin Danforth	1	1
8:51	Cole Sillinger hit Jake Sanderson	1	1
9:35	Giveaway by Thomas Chabot	1	1
9:39	Zach Werenski Wrist Shot Wide Left	1	1
9:49	Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark	1	1
9:53	Zach Werenski shot blocked by Shane Pinto	1	1
10:06	Icing	1	1
10:06	Claude Giroux faceoff won against Sean Monahan	1	1
10:54	Icing	1	1
10:54	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Adam Fantilli	1	1
10:59	Jake Sanderson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov	1	1
11:01	Goalie Stopped	1	1
11:01	Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Claude Giroux	1	1
11:06	Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson	1	1
11:20	Puck in Crowd	1	1
11:20	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Justin Danforth	1	1
11:42	Icing	1	1
11:42	Claude Giroux faceoff won against Justin Danforth	1	1
11:44	Artem Zub Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov	1	1
11:53	Artem Zub shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier	1	1
12:01	Artem Zub shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk	1	1
12:12	Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark	1	1
12:40	Brady Tkachuk Tip-In saved by Daniil Tarasov	1	1
14:04	Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov	1	1
14:08	Drake Batherson Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (26), Artem Zub (9)	1	2
14:08	Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Adam Gaudette	1	2
14:19	Michael Amadio hit Denton Mateychuk	1	2
14:22	Sean Kuraly hit Michael Amadio	1	2
14:26	Luke Kunin hit Tyler Kleven	1	2
14:28	Hand Pass	1	2
14:28	Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Adam Gaudette	1	2
14:44	Jake Christiansen hit Michael Amadio	1	2
15:40	Fabian Zetterlund hit Mathieu Olivier	1	2
16:02	Thomas Chabot Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov	1	2
16:13	Justin Danforth hit Fabian Zetterlund	1	2
16:49	Puck in Benches	1	2
16:49	Brady Tkachuk Roughing against Kirill Marchenko	1	2
16:49	Sean Monahan faceoff won against Claude Giroux	1	2
16:53	Giveaway by Jake Sanderson	1	2
18:08	Zach Werenski shot blocked by Ridly Greig	1	2
18:12	Kent Johnson shot blocked by Thomas Chabot	1	2
18:13	Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark	1	2
18:19	Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark	1	2
18:23	Kirill Marchenko Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark	1	2
18:37	Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Sean Monahan	1	2
19:11	Giveaway by Fabian Zetterlund	1	2
19:25	Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	2
19:26	Dmitri Voronkov Backhand saved by Linus Ullmark	1	2
19:34	Off-side	1	2
19:34	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Justin Danforth	1	2
19:41	Dylan Cozens hit Erik Gudbranson	1	2
19:47	Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot Short	1	2
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	2

Jake Sanderson nets goal for Senators

0:56

Kirill Marchenko lights the lamp

0:35

Linus Ullmark makes beautiful save

0:22

Regular Season Series

OTT leads 1-0

Blue Jackets
2
Senators
3

Game 1

3/29

Blue Jackets
Senators

Game 2

4/6

ESPN+

Senators
Blue Jackets

Game 3

4/8

ESPN+

Canadian Tire Centre

7:00 PM, March 29, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Ottawa, ON

Line: OTT -200

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 17,758

Referees:
Wes McCauley
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Steve Barton
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	47	17	9	103
Carolina	45	24	4	94
New Jersey	40	29	7	87
NY Rangers	35	32	7	77
Columbus	33	30	9	75
NY Islanders	32	31	10	74
Pittsburgh	30	34	11	71
Philadelphia	31	36	9	71

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	45	25	4	94
Tampa Bay	43	25	5	91
Florida	44	26	3	91
Ottawa	39	28	6	84
Montreal	34	30	9	77
Detroit	34	33	6	74
Boston	30	35	9	69
Buffalo	31	36	6	68

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