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.Ridly Greig had a goal and an assist as Ottawa won for the third time in four games and strengthened its hold on the first wild card in the Eastern Conference.

Shane Pinto had two assists, Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson scored, and Linus Ullmark made 29 saves for the Senators (39-28-5), who are 3-1-0 in their past four games. Boone Jenner extended his goal streak to four games, Zach Werenski had two assists and Daniil Tarasov made 24 saves for the Blue Jackets (33-30-9), who had won two straight.

Columbus made a third-period push but trailed for most of the game, ultimately losing 3-2 to Ottawa Saturday night.