Blue Jackets 'lifeless' in 2-1 loss to Senators, offensive slump continues
That was the theme of the third period for the Blue Jackets in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators, as Columbus chased a one-goal deficit throughout the final 20 minutes and couldn't get the puck past goaltender Anton Forsberg to tie things up.
The Senators opened the scoring at 7:59 of the first period on a point shot from defenseman Artem Zub that got through traffic — appearing to deflect off the stick of Oliver Bjorkstrand — and found twine behind Merzlikins. The single breakdown was all it took to put the game out of reach. The Jackets spent the remaining 24 minutes searching for an answer, and Forsberg didn't allow them one.
"I want to see more shooting from our team," Larsen said. "That’s the one thing we talked about in the second period is playing more direct, funneling pucks. We have to plays at the beginning of the third period, we get right down to the goal mouth there and we don’t even get a chance. We’re trying to tic-tac-toe it in.
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