Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson scored for Ottawa and the Senators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night in a matchup of teams vying for playoff spots.

Jake Sanderson is now among the league's top defensemen in scoring and has been riding high since the 4 Nations.

Sanderson scored a goal Saturday in a 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs. Sanderson has 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) and 51 shots on net in his last 18 games. The defender is only 22 years old ...

Ridly Greig had three chances to ice the game in regulation. The Ottawa Senators were up 3-2 on their rival Toronto Maple Leafs and had an open net to shoot at. One chance went wide. Greig scored on ...

Jake Sanderson, David Perron and Michael Amadio, into the empty net, also scored. Linus Ullmark made 20 saves. William Nylander and Auston Matthews scored for Toronto, and Anthony Stolarz stopped ...

Jake Sanderson, David Perron and Michael Amadio, into the empty net, had the other goals for Ottawa (36-25-5). Linus Ullmark made 21 saves for the Senators, who have won seven of their last eight.

center Tim Stützle has 21 points in his past 16 games to lead Ottawa with 66 and only reigning MVP Nathan MacKinnon has scored more than defenseman Jake Sanderson this month. Add some great ...

A long part of the broken stick went sailing all the way behind the net, where Brady Tkachuk was able to control the puck and send it to an open Jake Sanderson in front. One more pass to Cozens ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson (85) blocks a shot as teammate Linus Ullmark (35) looks on during ...

The power-play goal was expertly set up by Jake Sanderson, who faked a shot from the high slot before dishing the puck to Cozens on his left. With an open net in front of him, Cozens buried his ...