OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored two goals and the Blue Jackets beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 in the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday.
Columbus heads to Tampa Bay for a first-round meeting with the Lightning.
The Blue Jackets could have avoided a matchup against the top-seeded Lightning if Philadelphia had beaten Carolina but the Hurricanes won that game 4-3.
Alexandre Texier, Riley Nash, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Markus Nutivaara also scored for the Blue Jackets.
Joonas Korpisalo made 27 saves.