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The Jackets are 4-2-0 in their last six games,
while Ottawa is on a three-game losing streak.
Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist for the Senators. Claude
Giroux also scored for Ottawa, and goalie Joonas Korpisalo
stopped 19 of 23 shots.
Merzlikins' highlight reel included a stop on a Mathieu Joseph
partial breakaway in the second period, and a number of big
close-range saves in the game's opening minutes.
The Senators outshot Columbus 43-23, building a 15-5 shots
advantage and a 2-0 lead after the first 12 minutes.
Giroux marked his 100th game in an Ottawa uniform with a
brilliant goal 8:43 into the first period. Tkachuk passed to a
streaking Giroux on a partial 2-on-1 rush, and Giroux finished
with some excellent stickwork.
The Senators' fast start continued with Tkachuk's power-play
goal at the 11:08 mark. The Blue Jackets were called for three
penalties in the first 11 minutes, but after the extended
short-handed stretch put them in an early hole, they got on
track.
On a Columbus power play at 14:53 of the first period, Laine's
wrist shot beat a screened Korpisalo. Just 43 seconds later,
Voronkov buried the equalizer with a quick shot in front of net.
The Blue Jackets' momentum carried into the second period.
Fantilli put Columbus ahead at the 5:16 mark with a one-handed
redirection for his fifth goal of the season.
Jenner scored on another deflection 8:54 into the second frame
for a power-play marker and the Columbus captain's team-leading
12th goal.
Columbus was 2-for-2 on the power play Friday, after going just
3-for-48 with the extra attacker over its previous 17 games.
--Field Level Media
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