COLUMBUS, Ohio – Clarke MacArthur had two goals and an assist, and the Ottawa Senators beat Columbus 5-2 on Tuesday night in the Blue Jackets’ first game since star goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was sidelined by a broken finger.
David Savard and Cam Atkinson scored for injury-riddled Columbus, which has lost three in a row.
Center Artem Anisimov went down after taking a shoulder in the second period that sent his helmet into the air and left him face down on the ice.
The team placed Bobrovsky on injured reserve after he suffered a broken finger when he was struck by a puck in practice on Monday. He is expected to miss one to two weeks.
Left wing Matt Calvert was placed on IR Monday, retroactive to Oct. 24,and is expected to miss a week due to an upper body injury.
The Blue Jackets return to action on Friday at 7:00 p.m. when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Erik Karlsson added a goal and assist for Ottawa, which scored three times in the third period while stopping a two-game slide. Zach Smith and Alex Chiasson also scored, Kyle Turris had two assists and Robin Lehner had 36 saves.