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 Defenseman Marc Methot, center Kyle Turris, left winger Milan
Michalek, center Mika Zibanejad, center Jean-Gabriel Pageau, left
winger Mike Hoffman and right winger Bobby Ryan all had goals for
the Senators, who scored the final five goals of the game.
Defenseman Erik Karlsson had four assists, while Ryan and Zibanejad
added two each.
"Once we got the lead, I think the game changed," Ryan said. "I
thought we traded too many chances with them early in the game, but
we weathered the storm. Once we got the lead, we grabbed the reigns
a little bit."
By the time the Senators' scoring assault was done, Nationwide Arena
was half empty. Those who remained booed loud enough to muffle the
final buzzer.
The Blue Jackets, who dropped to 0-4-0, are off to the worst start
in the franchise's 15 seasons.
"There's no real answer for the game to get away from us like that,"
Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno said. "It's disgusting. I wish I
had more answers."
The Blue Jackets allowed 20 goals in four games, with goaltender
Sergei Bobrovsky, the 2013 Vezina Trophy winner, in net for all but
one period and all but one of the goals.
Left wingers Brandon Saad and Boone Jenner and center Brandon
Dubinsky scored for the Blue Jackets. Bobrovsky stopped only 20 of
26 shots.
"I have zero confidence right now," Bobrovsky said.
Ottawa trailed 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 before taking the lead late in the
second period and pulling away in the third.
Senators goaltender Craig Anderson finished with 38 saves.
Only one downer on the night for Ottawa: left winger Clarke
MacArthur appeared to strike his head on the ice in the first period
and did not return to the game.
Senators coach Dave Cameron said he had not spoken with Ottawa's
medical staff and could not provide an update.
The Blue Jackets squandered leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2, allowing
Ottawa to tie it 3-3 on Turris' goal at 9:32 of the second.
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The Senators took the lead late in the second period when Zibanejad
was granted a wide berth in front of Bobrovsky and scored around his
left pad, making it 4-3.
"We were better with the puck in the second and third," Cameron
said. "We managed it better. And when got the sixth goal, that
pretty much took the wind out of their sails."
At 1:45 of the third, Pageau scored off a simple wrister from the
slot that appeared to befuddle Bobrovsky, making it 5-3.
The Senators pushed it to 6-3 at 9:12 of the third when Hoffman,
skating alone into the zone with speed, beat Bobrovsky with a high
wrister.
Ryan capped the scoring with 4:05 to play when he scored into an
empty net.
NOTES: Ottawa G Andrew Hammond (groin) was activated from the
injured list and expected to make his season debut on Thursday in
Pittsburgh. ... The Blue Jackets hinted that C Alexander Wennberg
(concussion) and RW David Clarkson (lower body) could return for
Friday's game against Toronto. Wennberg left the season opener after
a big hit from New York's Chris Kreider and Clarkson was injured
during the preseason. ... Senators RW Curtis Lazar (bruised foot)
blocked two shots and left Monday's loss to Montreal early. After
skipping Tuesday's practice, he was in the lineup on Wednesday
night. ... The Blue Jackets have been notorious slow starters under
in three-plus seasons under Todd Richards, so this is nothing new.
They started 5-12-4 in 2012-13, 6-10-13 in 2013-14 and 6-15-2 last
season.
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