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Ottawa Skates Past Columbus 2-1 - Recap

The Senators earned a 2-1 victory over Columbus on Sunday behind a 35-save performance from Anton Forsberg at Nationwide Arena.

The Senators were a +118 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Ottawa got goals from Tim Stuetzle, and Artem Zub in the victory. Zub opened the scoring at 7:59 of the first period.

Anton Forsberg stopped 35 of 36 Columbus shots in the victory.

Columbus got a goal from Sean Kuraly in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Elvis Merzlikins stopped 31 of 33 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Ottawa went 0-for-3, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 36-33.

Ottawa looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Sabres. The Blue Jackets will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Calgary.