For the second straight game, the Ottawa Senators picked up a huge victory at the expense of an Eastern Conference wild-card hopeful.

Ottawa’s Shane Pinto picked up two assists in his 200th career game. Sanderson did a good job of going to the net and the rebound of a shot by Pinto bounced off Sanderson and into the net for a 3-1 lead at 9:17 of the second period.

The Blue Jackets’ 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night at Canadian Tire Centre loosened their grip on the Eastern Conference’s second wild card, but it’s still a tightly packed five-team race and they’ve got 10 games remaining.