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

Jake Sanderson scored the eventual game-winner as the Ottawa Senators topped the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night.

The Blue Jackets’ 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night at Canadian Tire Centre loosened their grip on the Eastern Conference’s second wild card, but it’s still a tightly packed five-team race and they’ve got 10 games remaining.

Alex Tuch extended his goal-scoring streak to four games and the Buffalo Sabres won 5-2 over the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday. Buffalo has won five of its last six games and scored 24 goals in its last four games,

The Buffalo Sabres have quietly been one of the hottest teams in the Atlantic Division. That’s right, the Buffalo Sabres. Coming into Tuesday’s matchup with the Ottawa Senators, the Sabres had won four of their previous five games,

The Buffalo Sabres sit dead last in the Eastern Conference standings but they owned the Ottawa Senators this season.