Columbus Starts Hot, Fades Late, Loses In A Shootout To Ottawa

Boone Jenner(20) scored 15 seconds into the game, and Alex Nylander(6) scored a power-play goal in the third period to make it 2-0, but that still wasn't enough to keep the struggling Ottawa Senators at bay.

Although Elvis Merzlikins played exceptionally well against the Senators, making 35 saves, the Senators took advantage of a couple of missed CBJ assignments and put both of them behind Merzlikins to tie the game at two just over halfway through the third. Regulation would end at 2-2.

The Jackets had to kill a 4-on-3 power play in the final two minutes of the OT period to push it to a shootout, where Claude Giroux would send a cruise missile of a slapshot past Elvis to win the game. Merzlikins had absolutely no shot at stopping Giroux on that one. The Jackets lose 3-2.

Final Stats

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Player Notes

Boone Jenner scored his team-leading 20th goal of the season. He also led all forwards with 21:52 of ice time and won 56.3% of his faceoffs.
Alex Nylander scored his 6th as a Blue Jacket. He had 20:47 of ice time and 5 shots. 
Johnny Gaudreau got his 36th and 37th assists on the season. He has 18 points in his last 19 games. 
Zach Werenski recorded his 35th assist. He led all CBJ defensemen with 26:39 of ice time and had 5 shots. He now had 13 shots in the last two games. 
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 35 of 37 Ottawa shots in a shootout loss.

Team Notes

The CBJ PK was perfect on the night, stopping all three Senator power plays, including a 4-on-3 for the final two minutes of overtime. 
The Jackets power play went 1 for 3. Alex Nylander scored the goal.
Columbus won 59.6% of their faceoffs. 
With two assists, the Jackets blue line has 145 points in 66 games.

What's Next - Columbus takes on the San Jose Sharks at home this Saturday.

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Columbus Starts Hot, Fades Late, Loses In A Shootout To Ottawa

Columbus Starts Hot, Fades Late, Loses In A Shootout To Ottawa

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