NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 4/8/2025

NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 4/8/2025

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

Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Tuesday, April 8
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/ RDS2/TSN5FDSOH
Radio:
Ottawa – TSN 1200
Columbus
 – WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Ottawa -1.5 ML -125
Columbus
 +1.5 ML +105
O/U 6.5

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators picked up their third straight win on Sunday with a 4-0 over the Blue Jackets. It was their second straight shutout; they are averaging three goals per game during their winning streak will allowing 0.3 goals per game during their win streak. They’ve also been winners in six of their last nine, going 6-2-1 in that stretch, averaging 2.6 goals per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets lost their third straight game to the Senators on Sunday. They’ve been shut out in back-to-back games, giving up nine goals in those two games. Columbus has dropped four of their last five games, allowing an average of 4.6 goals per game while only putting up an average of 2.6 goals per game. Despite the stretch are still alive in the playoff race, sitting just eight points out with six games left; a loss tonight could dampen their playoff hopes.

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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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines

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

Werenski-Fabbro
Mateychuk-Provorov
Johnson-Gudbranson

Merzlikins
Tarasov

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Players To Watch:

Ottawa Senators

Ridly Greig this season has 31 points on 12 goals and 19 assists. He’s faced the Blue Jackets five times in his career, recording five points on two goals and three assists. He has a point in each meeting this season, scoring a goal and adding two assists.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Boone Jenner this season has 18 points on six goals and 12 assists. He’s faced the Senators 25 times in his career, recording 13 points on nine goals and four assists. The Blue Jackets were shut out in the most recent meeting, but he scored a goal in the first meeting this season.

Injury Report:

Ottawa Senators

C Nick Cousins – IR
LW Brady Tkachuk – DTD

Columbus Blue Jackets

C Owen Sillinger – IR
RW Kevin Labanc – IR

Next Game

Ottawa – April 11 vs. Montreal Canadiens
Columbus – April 10 vs. Buffalo Sabres 

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