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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Ottawa 3, Columbus 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 29, 2025
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Wes McCauley, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Steve Barton
Attendance: 17758
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Columbus 1012
Ottawa 2103
Periods:
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1
Columbus   Ottawa
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  0:10 Drake Batherson hits Ivan Provorov.
Mathieu Olivier hits Tyler Kleven. 0:16  
Cole Sillinger hits Nikolas Matinpalo. 0:17  
Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:21  
  0:24 Giveaway by Nikolas Matinpalo.
  0:27 Drake Batherson blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson.
Shot by Erik Gudbranson misses the net 0:33  
Mathieu Olivier hits Tyler Kleven. 0:43  
  1:23 Ridly Greig hits Kirill Marchenko.
Boone Jenner blocks shot from Fabian Zetterlund. 1:54  
Jake Christiansen hits Fabian Zetterlund. 1:55  
Luke Kunin blocks shot from Nikolas Matinpalo. 2:29  
Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Nikolas Matinpalo. 2:46  
  2:48 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  2:51 Dylan Cozens shoots misses the net
Denton Mateychuk blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 2:55  
  3:28 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Sean Monahan hits Jake Sanderson. 3:52  
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen. 3:58  
Takeaway by Dmitri Voronkov. 4:09  
  4:12 Artem Zub blocks shot from Dmitri Voronkov.
Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson. 4:39  
Kent Johnson blocks shot from Thomas Chabot. 4:55  
  5:00 Fabian Zetterlund hits Ivan Provorov.
  5:04 Adam Gaudette wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  5:06 Adam Gaudette blocks shot from Nikolas Matinpalo.
  5:30 Michael Amadio hits Denton Mateychuk.
Denton Mateychuk hits Michael Amadio. 5:38  
Zachary Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:49  
  5:56 Adam Gaudette wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Justin Danforth hits Tyler Kleven. 6:09  
Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 6:11  
Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 6:27  
Giveaway by Damon Severson. 7:16  
  7:24 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  7:24 Ridly Greig scores. Assisted by Thomas Chabot and Shane Pinto.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 7:50  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:53  
Boone Jenner scores. Assisted by Zach Werenski and Denton Mateychuk. 7:55  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Adam Gaudette. 7:55  
Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk. 7:59  
  8:04 Giveaway by Matthew Highmore.
  8:05 Tyler Kleven hits Luke Kunin.
Shot by Luke Kunin misses the net 8:10  
Shot by Zachary Aston-Reese misses the net 8:12  
  8:19 Matthew Highmore blocks shot from Sean Kuraly.
Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Jake Sanderson. 8:41  
  8:43 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Cole Sillinger hits Jake Sanderson. 8:51  
  9:35 Giveaway by Thomas Chabot.
Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net 9:39  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 9:49  
  9:53 Shane Pinto blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
  10:06 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  10:54 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  10:59 Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 11:01  
Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson. 11:06  
  11:20 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  11:42 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  11:44 Artem Zub shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Mathieu Olivier blocks shot from Artem Zub. 11:53  
Denton Mateychuk blocks shot from Artem Zub. 12:01  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 12:12  
  12:40 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  14:04 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  14:08 Drake Batherson scores. Assisted by Dylan Cozens and Artem Zub.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Adam Gaudette. 14:08  
  14:19 Michael Amadio hits Denton Mateychuk.
Sean Kuraly hits Michael Amadio. 14:22  
Luke Kunin hits Tyler Kleven. 14:26  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Adam Gaudette. 14:28  
Jake Christiansen hits Michael Amadio. 14:44  
  15:40 Fabian Zetterlund hits Mathieu Olivier.
  16:02 Thomas Chabot shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Justin Danforth hits Fabian Zetterlund. 16:13  
  16:49 Brady Tkachuk penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kirill Marchenko.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 16:49  
  16:53 Giveaway by Jake Sanderson.
  18:08 Ridly Greig blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
  18:12 Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Kent Johnson.
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:13  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:19  
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:23  
Sean Monahan blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko. 18:37  
  19:11 Giveaway by Fabian Zetterlund.
Dmitri Voronkov shoots misses the net 19:25  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:26  
  19:34 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  19:41 Dylan Cozens hits Erik Gudbranson.
Shot by Ivan Provorov misses the net 19:47  
2
Columbus   Ottawa
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  0:24 David Perron hits Erik Gudbranson.
Mathieu Olivier hits Tyler Kleven. 0:40  
  0:45 Shot by Brady Tkachuk misses the net
  0:49 Giveaway by Jake Sanderson.
  1:02 Shane Pinto hits Kirill Marchenko.
  1:39 Tim Stutzle hits Kirill Marchenko.
  1:44 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Giveaway by Daniil Tarasov. 2:12  
  2:18 Giveaway by Tim Stutzle.
  2:22 Takeaway by Thomas Chabot.
Adam Fantilli blocks shot from Claude Giroux. 2:28  
  2:53 Takeaway by Matthew Highmore.
  3:02 Michael Amadio shoots misses the net
  3:03 Michael Amadio shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  3:06 Shot by Artem Zub misses the net
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 3:29  
  3:30 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Sean Kuraly hits Tyler Kleven. 3:35  
  4:03 Dylan Cozens hits Erik Gudbranson.
Denton Mateychuk shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 4:14  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 4:16  
  4:35 Claude Giroux blocks shot from Cole Sillinger.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 4:37  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto. 4:49  
  5:22 Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 5:24  
Kent Johnson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Claude Giroux. 5:40  
  5:40 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  5:59 Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  6:17 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  6:44 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Luke Kunin.
  6:57 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  7:11 David Perron shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  7:29 Ridly Greig shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 7:31  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:33  
  7:47 Dylan Cozens hits Sean Kuraly.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto. 7:49  
  8:22 Michael Amadio hits Cole Sillinger.
  8:31 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Denton Mateychuk shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 8:41  
  8:44 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  8:50 Artem Zub blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
Kirill Marchenko hits Ridly Greig. 8:53  
Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net 9:00  
  9:15 Shane Pinto shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  9:17 Jake Sanderson scores. Assisted by Shane Pinto and Ridly Greig.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 9:17  
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 9:31  
Shot by Damon Severson misses the net 9:33  
  9:45 Dylan Cozens hits Jake Christiansen.
  10:22 Giveaway by Claude Giroux.
Boone Jenner penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Jensen. 10:25  
  10:25 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  10:38 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk. 10:40  
  11:01 Shot by Brady Tkachuk misses the net
  12:21 Shot by Shane Pinto misses the net
  12:37 Shot by Shane Pinto misses the net
  13:08 Giveaway by Tyler Kleven.
Sean Monahan hits Tyler Kleven. 13:37  
Dmitri Voronkov hits Nikolas Matinpalo. 13:39  
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko. 13:40  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots misses the net 13:46  
  13:49 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  14:33 Fabian Zetterlund blocks shot from Thomas Chabot.
  14:46 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  15:12 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 15:18  
  15:24 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Mathieu Olivier hits Nikolas Matinpalo. 15:35  
  16:43 Claude Giroux hits Denton Mateychuk.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against David Perron. 16:53  
  17:01 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  17:17 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  17:32 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  17:35 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  17:38 Shot by Shane Pinto misses the net
  18:10 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Giveaway by Cole Sillinger. 18:17  
  18:24 Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  18:27 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  19:33 Ridly Greig hits Erik Gudbranson.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 19:44  
  19:55 Takeaway by Ridly Greig.
3
Columbus   Ottawa
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  0:05 David Perron hits Erik Gudbranson.
  0:13 David Perron hits Erik Gudbranson.
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:19  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:44  
  1:02 Shane Pinto hits Denton Mateychuk.
  1:06 Shot by Shane Pinto misses the net
Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net 1:15  
Giveaway by Kent Johnson. 1:54  
  1:59 Giveaway by Tim Stutzle.
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen. 2:15  
  2:32 Matthew Highmore shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  2:33 Matthew Highmore shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Michael Amadio. 2:34  
Sean Kuraly hits Nikolas Matinpalo. 2:51  
Erik Gudbranson hits Drake Batherson. 3:06  
  3:19 Artem Zub shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 3:21  
Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Artem Zub. 3:55  
  4:38 Nick Jensen shoots misses the net
  5:13 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  5:15 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  5:23 Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko.
  5:25 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  5:49 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  6:24 Shot by Nikolas Matinpalo misses the net
  6:26 Shot by Tyler Kleven misses the net
  6:30 Shot by Claude Giroux misses the net
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov. 6:31  
  7:22 Matthew Highmore blocks shot from Denton Mateychuk.
  8:27 Shot by Tyler Kleven misses the net
  8:29 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Erik Gudbranson hits Ridly Greig. 8:42  
  9:04 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  9:13 Tim Stutzle hits Denton Mateychuk.
Giveaway by Zach Werenski. 9:14  
  9:39 Giveaway by Claude Giroux.
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 9:44  
Boone Jenner shoots misses the net 9:45  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 9:53  
  9:58 Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Adam Fantilli.
  10:19 Jake Sanderson blocks shot from Dmitri Voronkov.
  10:20 Ridly Greig hits Sean Monahan.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto. 10:26  
Shot by Ivan Provorov misses the net 10:28  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto. 10:30  
Kirill Marchenko scores. Assisted by Zach Werenski. 11:02  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 11:02  
  11:40 Giveaway by Tyler Kleven.
Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:43  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 11:45  
  11:46 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
  12:12 Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  12:14 Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Damon Severson blocks shot from Tim Stutzle. 12:19  
  12:50 Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Kent Johnson.
  12:59 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  13:15 Giveaway by Thomas Chabot.
  13:20 Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk.
  13:27 Brady Tkachuk shoots misses the net
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Adam Gaudette. 13:30  
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:41  
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Michael Amadio. 13:58  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 14:06  
  14:08 David Perron hits Zach Werenski.
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 14:51  
  15:27 Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Shot by Kent Johnson misses the net 15:31  
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:37  
Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:38  
  15:40 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  15:58 Shot by Jake Sanderson misses the net
  16:11 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  16:14 Shot by Ridly Greig misses the net
  16:31 Shot by Ridly Greig misses the net
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 17:08  
  17:18 Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Adam Fantilli.
Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 17:23  
Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 17:27  
  17:30 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  17:33 Shot by Jake Sanderson misses the net
  17:37 Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  17:50 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Kent Johnson blocks shot from Shane Pinto. 18:00  
Kirill Marchenko blocks shot from Ridly Greig. 18:03  
  18:13 Shane Pinto blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
  18:15 Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk.
  18:17 Jake Sanderson blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko.
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Thomas Chabot. 19:27  
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:50  
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:51  
  19:52 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Boone Jenner hits Jake Sanderson. 19:55