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Game Day #77: Where are thou offense?

Mar 14, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ottawa Senators goalie Anton Forsberg (31) makes a save on the shot from Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Kirill Marchenko (86) during the shootout at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports

Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 – 7:00 PM ET
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
TV: RDS2, TSN5, FDSNOH – Radio: 97.1FM

Ottawa Senators (41-29-6, 88 points, 4th Atlantic, 7th East)
at
Columbus Blue Jackets (34-32-9, 77 points, 5th Metropolitan, 11th East)

Barring a miracle, the Blue Jackets won’t be in the playoffs this season. The culprit? The offense has dried up over the last month. It’s not for lack of possession, as Jeff Svoboda tells us below. Still, it would be nice to see this team end the season on a positive note.

Player to Watch

Kent Johnson

KJ is a playmaker with elite offensive skill. Despite scoring four points against Nashville and Colorado, he has only five points in his last 12 games. He has the ability to provide the offensive spark this team needs right now.

Season Series

03/29/2025 – CBJ 2 at OTT 3
04/06/2025 – CBJ 0 at OTT 4
04/08/2025 – OTT at CBJ

Stats

OttawaColumbus
2.87 (20)GPG3.14 (11)
2.77 (11)GAPG3.43 (28)
23.1% (12)PP%18.9% (24)
77.9% (19)PK%76% (25)
49.91% (16)5v5 Shot Attempt %48.5% (22)
50.17% (13)5v5 Unblocked Shot Attempt %48.98% (20)
7.33% (30)5v5 Shooting %10.14% (5)
.916 (13)5v5 Save %.903 (22)
Brady Tkachuk, 29G LeaderKirill Marchenko, 31
Tim Stutzle, 51A LeaderZach Werenski, 54
Tim Stutzle, 72P LeaderZach Werenski, 74
Brady Tkachuk, 123PIM LeaderMatthieu Olivier, 134
18-18-4Home/Road22-10-5
6-3-1Last 103-6-1

Projected Lineups

Columbus Blue Jackets

Kent JohnsonSean MonahanKirill Marchenko
Boone JennerAdam FantilliJames Van Riemsdyk
Dmitri VoronkovCole SillingerMathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-ReeseSean KuralyJustin Danforth
Zach WerenskiDante Fabbro
Denton MateychukIvan Provorov
Jack JohnsonErik Gudbranson
Daniil Tarasov
Elvis Merzlikins

Ottawa Senators

Fabian ZetterlundTim StutzleClaude Giroux
David PerronDylan CozensDrake Batherson
Michael AmadioShane PintoRidly Greig
Matthew HighmoreAdam GaudetteAngus Crookshank
Jake SandersonArtem Zub
Thomas ChabotNick Jensen
Tyler KlevanNikolas Matinpalo
Linus Ulmark
Anton Forsberg

Talking Points