Ottawa @ Columbus preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 17, 2018 ) Ottawa 1, Columbus 2

The Ottawa Senators came up short on their comeback attempt last time out but hope to avoid ending the calendar year with a five-game losing streak when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday. Ottawa, which was blanked 4-0 by visiting Washington exactly one week earlier, allowed the first three goals versus the Capitals at home on Saturday but scored twice before dropping a 3-2 decision.

Mark Stone and Colin White each recorded a goal and an assist while 19-year-old rookie Brady Tkachuk set up both tallies as the Senators suffered their ninth loss in 12 contests (3-8-1). Stone leads the team with 43 points and is eight away from 300 for his career. Columbus had its five-game winning streak halted on Friday as it suffered a 4-2 loss to Toronto at home. Artemi Panarin scored his 100th career goal in the setback to give him three tallies and four assists during his four-game point streak.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, TSN5, RDS2 (Ottawa), FS Ohio (Columbus)

ABOUT THE SENATORS (15-20-4): Stone has notched at least one point in 13 of his last 16 contests, collecting nine goals and 10 assists in that span. Matt Duchene has gone five games without an assist, keeping him two shy of 300 for his career. Marcus Hogberg, a 24-year-old Swede who was selected in the third round of the 2013 draft, allowed three goals on 24 shots in his NHL debut on Saturday.

ABOUT THE BLUE JACKETS (22-13-3): Captain Nick Foligno will miss Monday's game in order to be by the side of his five-year-old daughter, who is scheduled to undergo heart surgery in Boston. The 31-year-old also scored against the Maple Leafs to reach double digits in goals for the sixth consecutive season and ninth time in his career, which began with the Senators. Cam Atkinson, who had his four-game point streak halted on Friday, leads the team with 23 goals and is one away from matching his total in 65 games last season.

OVERTIME

1. Blue Jackets D Zach Werenski has notched two goals and two assists during a four-game point streak that has followed a seven-game drought.

2. Half of White's 10 goals this season have come on the power play.

3. Columbus has gone 0-for-18 with the man advantage over its last seven games.

PREDICTION: Blue Jackets 5, Senators 2