COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oliver Bjorkstrand scored 21 seconds into the third interval and Joonas Korpisalo earned his second profession shutout, lifting the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 1-Zero victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday evening.
The win was the fourth in 5 video games for the Blue Jackets (10-9-Four) and it marked their fourth straight at dwelling over Ottawa.
Korpisalo stopped 25 photographs in his 10th victory. Craig Anderson made 18 saves for the Senators (11-12-1), who had received 4 in a row.
It was almost three minutes into the sport earlier than Columbus took a shot, and the Blue Jackets put simply eight pucks on web by 30 minutes of play.
They lastly discovered their stride at first of the third interval when Zach Werenski threw the puck towards the online from the blue line and it was tipped in by Bjorkstrand for his sixth purpose of the season, extending his level streak to 4 video games.
Columbus Blue Jackets proper wing Oliver Bjorkstrand (Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Werenski’s help pushed his level streak to seven video games, and Boone Jenner’s help was the 100th of his profession.
Ottawa’s greatest scoring probability got here when Connor Brown acquired a 1-on-1 with Korpisalo at eight:36 of the third, however couldn’t beat him.
NOTES
Ottawa’s Mikkel Boedker performed for the primary time after being a wholesome scratch in 9 straight video games relationship again to Nov. 5. … Anthony Duclair performed his first sport in Columbus after being traded final February. … The Blue Jackets have scored first in eight straight video games. … Ottawa went Zero for three with the person benefit and stays final within the NHL with eight power-play targets in 83 probabilities.
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