Recap: Senators at Blue Jackets

The Senators are back on the road to face the Columbus Blue Jackets in their first of three meetings this season. Tonight will mark Joonas Korpisalo's first trip back to Columbus where he spent the first seven and a half seasons of his career before being traded to the Kings last season.

With their schedule about to pick up after a lot of time between games since returning from Sweden, the Sens come into this one looking to right the ship after losing back-to-back games. Tonight provides a jumping off pointto get into rhythm as the team kicks off a 15-game December schedule, effectively playing every second night.

Columbus has had an up-and-down season thus far but are two-and-two in their last four including a big win over Boston just four nights ago.

Last season the Senators got five of a possible six points against the Blue Jackets. In their three match up the home team won each time with Columbus needing overtime to beat the Sens in their lone trip to the Buckeye State last year.

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Ahead of tonight's game head coach D.J. Smith confirmed that Joonas Korpisalo would get the start between the pipes in his return to Columbus for the first time since being traded last season to the Kings. Should he get the win tonight it will be his 100th career win in the NHL.

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Penalty: Kirill Marchenko is called for tripping on Thomas Chabot at the 2:08 mark. Senators will have the first man advantage of the night.

Columbus kills off the opening penalty, back to even strength play.

Penalty: The Senators will have another try on the power play as Zach Werenski is called for slashing at the 5:11 mark of the first.

Goal: Claude Giroux opens the scoring at the 8:43 move off a feed from Brady Tkachuk that he pots five-hole on Merzlikins. 1-0 Senators.

Penalty: Adam Fantilli is called for slashing at the 11:00 mark and Ottawa returns to the power play. 

Goal: Brady Tkachuk scores on the power play on a one-timer from the right face-off circle off the feed from Thomas Chabot. 2-0 Senators.

Penalty: Mathieu Joseph is called for cross checking Alexandre Texier at the 13:52 mark. Columbus will get their first crack on the power play.

Goal: Just over a minute into the power play Patrick Laine snaps one past Korpisalo to get one back for Columbus. 2-1 Senators.

Goal: Dmitri Voronkov snaps a shot past Korpisalo to tie the game at two a piece with 4:24 remaining in the period.

The first comes to an end tied up two a piece.

Goal: Adam Fantilli tips in a shot to opens the scoring in the second at the 14:44 mark to give Columbus a 3-2 lead.

Penalty: Dominik Kubalik is called for hooking at the 8:26 mark , Columbus will try their hand at the power play again.

Goal: Boone Jenner converts on the power pkay with 11:06 to play, 4-2 Columbus.

Penalty: Mathieu Olivier is called for boarding at the 16:25 mark of the second.

Columbus kills off their fourth penalty of the game.

Columbus takes a two goal lead into the second intermission

Penalty:  Yegor Chinakhov is called for slashing Tim Stützle at the 4:54 mark. Senators will have their fifth try on the power play tonight.

Columbus kills off the penalty for the fourth time this game.

The Senators empty the net with 2:15 left to play.

This one ends 4-2.

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