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Columbus Blue Jackets\' Nick Foligno (71) works for the puck against Ottawa Senators\' Patrick Wiercioch (46) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Ryan and Zibanejad lead balanced scoring, Karlsson has 4 assists as Senators beat Columbus 7-3

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Bobby Ryan and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and two assists, Erik Karlsson added a career-high four assists, and the Ottawa Senators beat the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 on Wednesday night.

Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist, and Marc Methot, Milan Michalek, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mike Hoffman also scored to help Ottawa improve to 3-0-0 on the road for the first time since 2007-08. Mark Stone had two assists and Craig Anderson made 37 saves.

Brandon Saad, Boone Jenner and Brandon Dubinsky scored for Columbus and Ryan Johansen had two assists. The Blue Jackets have dropped their first four games in regulation for the first time in the franchise’s 15-year history.

Former Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky came in with a 4.65 goals-against-average and was shaky from the start, finishing with just 21 saves.

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