The All-Star hopes to lead his club to a second straight win while trying for another big game overall as the Blue Jackets meet the Ottawa Senators on Friday night at Nationwide Arena for the first time in more than two years.

Game: Ottawa Senators (17-22-3-4) at Columbus Blue Jackets (23-20-1-4)
Date/Time: Friday, January 30 - 7:00 PM EST
Line: -170 Total: 5.5
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Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jackets listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.

The Senators scored twice in the third period to pull out a 3-1 victory over the Blues on Thursday, as +110 underdogs. The four goals went UNDER the night's posted over/under (5.5).

Mike Fisher scored shorthanded and into an empty net, while Peter Regin added the other goal.

Rick Nash potted a hat trick, including the winner in overtime to lift the Blue Jackets over the Red Wings 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Columbus cashed as +150 home underdogs as the game played under the 5.5-goal total set by oddsmakers
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Team records:
Ottawa: 17-22-7
Columbus: 23-20-5

Ottawa most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing St. Louis are 7-3
After a win are 3-7

Columbus most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Dallas are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing Columbus
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
Ottawa is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Columbus's last 12 games at home
Columbus is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games
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