Emil Bemstrom scored 4:35 into overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.
Bemstrom knocked home a rebound for his seventh of the season. Nick Foligno scored twice for the Blue Jackets, and Stefan Matteau tied it with his second of the season midway through the third period.
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Emil Bemstrom scored 4:35 into overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.
The Blue Jackets have been ravaged by injuries this year. Merzlikins was replaced by Joonas Korpisalo, who was just activated after sitting out with a knee injury since Dec. 29.
Columbus Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins, of Latvia, lies on the ice after being injured during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins (90), of Latvia, leaves an NHL hockey game after being injured during the second period against the Ottawa Senators Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Pierre-Luc Dubois, left, looks for an open pass as Ottawa Senators' Thomas Chabot defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Ottawa Senators' Nikita Zaitsev, left, of Russia, and Columbus Blue Jackets' Nathan Gerbe chase the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Ottawa Senators' Ron Hainsey, left, and Columbus Blue Jackets' Nick Foligno fight for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Nick Foligno, right, scores a goal against Ottawa Senators' Marcus Hogberg, of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Columbus' first win since Feb. 7 might have been a costly one after goaltender Elvis Merzlikins departed in the second following a big collision at the net with former Jackets forward Anthony Duclair.
Ottawa Senators' Thomas Chabot (72) carries the puck across the blue line as Columbus Blue Jackets' Nathan Gerbe, left, defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
The Blue Jackets have been ravaged by injuries this year. Merzlikins was replaced by Joonas Korpisalo, who was just activated after sitting out with a knee injury since Dec. 29.
Merzlikins had 16 saves, and Korpisalo made 14 stops.
Connor Brown had two goals for Ottawa, which traded away two of its top offensive players at the deadline earlier Monday. Colin White also scored, and Marcus Hogberg had 41 saves in Ottawa’s third straight loss.
Columbus Blue Jackets head athletic trainer Mike Vogt, left, kneels and checks on Elvis Merzlikins (90), of Latvia, after Merzlikins was injured during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins, of Latvia, lies on the ice after being injured during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins (90), of Latvia, leaves an NHL hockey game after being injured during the second period against the Ottawa Senators Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Pierre-Luc Dubois, left, looks for an open pass as Ottawa Senators' Thomas Chabot defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Ottawa Senators' Nikita Zaitsev, left, of Russia, and Columbus Blue Jackets' Nathan Gerbe chase the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Ottawa Senators' Ron Hainsey, left, and Columbus Blue Jackets' Nick Foligno fight for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Nick Foligno, right, scores a goal against Ottawa Senators' Marcus Hogberg, of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP PhotoJay LaPrete)