NHL Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 4/6/2025

Columbus Blue Jackets (34-32-9, 77 Pts) at Ottawa Senators (41-29-6, 88 Pts)

Venue: Canadian Tire Center
Date: Sunday, April 6
Time: 5:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSOH/RDS2/TSN5
Radio:
Columbus – WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM
Ottawa – TSN 1200

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Columbus +1.5 ML +124
Ottawa -1.5 ML -148
O/U 5.5

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Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets have dropped two straight games most recently losing on Saturday 5-0 to the Toronto Maple Leafs. They are 2-3-0 in their last five games, averaging four goals per game while allowing five goals per game. They enter tonight’s game six points out of the final wild-card spot. 

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators have won two straight games as they’ve beaten two teams ahead of them in the Atlantic Division. They first beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday then the Florida Panthers 3-0 yesterday. They sit four points back of the Panthers for third place in the division entering this game. 

Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines

Johnson-Monahan-Marchenko
Jenner-Fantilli-van Riemsdyk
Voronkov-Sillinger-Olivier
Aston-Reese-Kuraly-Danforth

Werenski-Fabbro
Mateychuk-Provorov
Johnson-Gudbranson

Tarasov
Merzlikins

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Zetterlund-Stutzle-Giroux
Perron-Cozens-Batherson
Greig-Pinto-Amadio
Highmore-Gaudette-Crookshank

Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Matinpalo

Ullmark
Forsberg

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Players To Watch:

Columbus Blue Jackets

Kirill Marchenko this season has 70 points on 31 goals and 39 assists. He’s faced the Senators seven times in his career recording five points on two goals and three assists. In the previous meeting this season he scored a goal.

Ottawa Senators

Ridly Greig this season has 30 points on 12 goals and 18 assists. He’s faced the Blue Jackets four times in his career recording four points on two goals and two assists. In the meeting earlier this season he scored a goal and added an assist. 

Injury Report:

Columbus Blue Jackets

C Owen Sillinger – IR
RW Kevin Labanc – IR

Ottawa Senators

C Nick Cousins – IR
LW Brady Tkachuk – DTD

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