Nick Foligno scored a power-play goal with 6:10 left last night to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 2-1.

Foligno moved out from behind the net to put a backhander past Steve Mason with Columbus defenseman Jan Hejda in the penalty box.

Jason Spezza scored late in the first period and Brian Elliott stopped 32 shots in his third consecutive start for Ottawa, which ended a four-game winning streak with a 3-1 loss in New Jersey Wednesday night.

Kristian Huselius scored a power-play goal for the Blue Jackets, who dropped their fourth game in a row to close out their longest trip this season with a 1-3-1 mark.

Mason made 34 saves. He was pulled after two periods Monday in his previous game when he allowed four goals on 18 shots in a 7-4 road loss to the New York Rangers.

Referee Dave Jackson sustained a knee injury when Columbus captain Rick Nash crashed into him in the right corner at 7:51 of the first period. Tripped behind the Senators' net by Ottawa defenseman Filip Kuba, Nash slid skates first into Jackson's legs, knocking the referee to the ice in obvious pain.

Jackson favored his right leg as he was helped off the ice. He did not return, leaving Frederick L'Ecuyer to work solo the rest of the game.

Huselius gave Columbus a brief 1-0 lead with his 10th goal on a power play 17:41 in.

Ottawa tied it 51 seconds later when Spezza scored his second of the season at 18:34 with a delayed penalty signaled.

Hejda called out Spezza following Columbus' 1-0 win in the last meeting between the teams Jan. 30, saying in part, "He seemed like he didn't really want to play, like their season was maybe done."

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