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.

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.

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