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Blue Jackets Down Ottawa 4-1 - Match Report

Columbus earned a 4-1 victory over Ottawa behind a 2-goal performance from Jack Roslovic on Wednesday at Canadian Tire Centre.

Columbus was an underdog by +112 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Jack Roslovic(2), Sean Kuraly, and Eric Robinson each scored for the Blue Jackets in the victory. Roslovic opened the scoring for Columbus.

Elvis Merzlikins turned in a 30-save effort for the Blue Jackets.

Ottawa got a goal from Tyler Ennis in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Anton Forsberg stopped 34 of 37 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Columbus scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Ottawa went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Columbus outshot Ottawa 38-31 in the game.

Next game, Columbus takes its act home to face Washington looking for another win. For Ottawa, they head home to face Philadelphia.