Blown leads continue to plague the Senators' disappointing season. This team's inability to manage momentum and maintain discipline demands some accountability.

NASHVILLE -- Steven Stamkos scored a hat trick, including the go-ahead goal late in the third period, and the Nashville Predators came back from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday..

Alex DeBrincat scored 36 seconds into overtime to give the surging Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Two teams at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings square off when the 14th-place Ottawa Senators (22-19-7) visit the 15th-place Columbus Blue Jackets (22-19-7) at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. Ottawa's last game was a 4-3 overtime road loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Jan. 18.

The Ottawa Senators left the Music City singing a hurtin’ tune, and they had nobody to blame but themselves. The Senators blew a three-goal lead only to see Steven Stamkos complete the hat-trick with 1:13 left to secure a 5-3 victory for the Nashville Predators on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena.

In fact, they have never drafted a goaltender who has occupied the status of #1 starter for the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner in the second round in 2009 and Joey Daccord in round seven in 2015 both went on to start elsewhere but played very little for the Senators.

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The Ottawa Senators are under the microscope.