Senators look to stay hot at home in clash vs. Blue Jackets
Mar 27, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Ottawa Senators right wing Michael Amadio (22) scores against Detroit Red Wings goaltender Cam Talbot (39) in the third period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images The Ottawa Senators will look to build on their lead in the Eastern Conference wild-card race when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
The Senators (38-28-5, 81 points) hold the first wild card in the East, six points up on the Blue Jackets, the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers.
Ottawa, which is 20-10-2 on home ice this season, is eight points behind the third-seed Tampa Bay Lightning in the Atlantic Division with a game in hand.
Ottawa enters Saturday’s action after edging the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday night.
Thomas Chabot, Tim Stutzle, David Perron and Michael Amadio scored for the Senators, who are 8-3-0 in their last 11 games.
Stutzle paces the Senators with 50 assists and 71 points in 71 games this season, while captain Brady Tkachuk has a team-leading 29 goals in 69 games.
“I really liked our game,” Senators coach Travis Green said. “We were very resilient in the first period when we took five penalties, and we just kept playing.”
Goaltender Linus Ullmark made 31 saves to improve to 20-13-3 in 38 games this season to go with a 2.78 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage.
“I think we played a lot of good minutes (in Detroit), more than we did in (Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to Buffalo),” said Ullmark, who is 5-2-2 with a .930 save percentage and a 2.33 GAA in nine career appearances against the Blue Jackets.
“(Detroit) is a good team, and they are desperate, but we responded well.”
Saturday will be the first of three meetings between the Blue Jackets and Senators over the next 11 days. The teams will reconvene in Ottawa on April 6 before wrapping up the season series in Columbus on April 8.
The Senators took two of three meetings between the clubs last season, including both matchups in Ottawa.
Columbus travels to Ottawa following a 7-6 shootout win on home ice over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.
Kent Johnson scored the shootout winner for Columbus, which erased 3-0 and 5-3 deficits and climbed back into a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with the win.
“It wasn’t up to our standard; that’s on us for our starts,” captain Boone Jenner said. “I think that’s happened in a few games in a row here, so it’s something that we need to fix going forward. Obviously, it’s not easy when you spot the other team a couple of goals in the first period, so it’s on us. We can start better, but after that I liked how we gathered ourselves.”
Jenner (two goals, assist) and Dante Fabbro (goal, two assists) each had three points for the Blue Jackets (33-29-9, 75 points).
Denton Mateychuk, Mathieu Olivier and Kirill Marchenko each had a goal and an assist in the victory for Columbus.
Marchenko leads the Blue Jackets with 27 goals in 68 games this season, while defenseman Zach Werenski has team-leading totals in assists (50) and points (70).
Netminder Daniil Tarasov, Saturday’s likely starter, is 7-8-2 with an .882 save percentage and a 3.51 GAA in 17 starts this season.
–Field Level Media
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NYT Strands hints, answers for July 19, 2026
Today’s NYT Strands hints are easy if you like things large.
Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There’s always a theme linking every solution, along with the “spangram,” a special, word or phrase that sums up that day’s theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.
By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.
If you’re feeling stuck or just don’t have 10 or more minutes to figure out today’s puzzle, we’ve got all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.
NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Big talk
The words are related to size.
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Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained
These words describe large things.
NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?
Today’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.
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NYT Strands spangram answer today
Today’s spangram is Supersize it.
NYT Strands word list for July 19
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Giant
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Behemoth
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Leviathan
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Mammoth
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Colossum
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Wordle today: Answer, hints for July 19, 2026
Today’s Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you like to make food from scratch.
If you just want to be told today’s word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today’s Wordle solution revealed. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
Where did Wordle come from?
Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.
Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.
What’s the best Wordle starting word?
The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.
What happened to the Wordle archive?
The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website’s creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.
Is Wordle getting harder?
It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn’t any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle‘s Hard Mode if you’re after more of a challenge, though.
Here’s a subtle hint for today’s Wordle answer:
A way to make butter.
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Does today’s Wordle answer have a double letter?
There are no recurring letters.
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Today’s Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with…
Today’s Wordle starts with the letter C.
The Wordle answer today is…
Get your last guesses in now, because it’s your final chance to solve today’s Wordle before we reveal the solution.
Drumroll please!
The solution to today’s Wordle is…
CHURN
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.
Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
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Rain threatens rematch between Yankees, Dodgers
Jul 17, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy (13) celebrates his two run home run against the New York Yankees with shortstop Mookie Betts (50) during the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Dodgers returned from the All-Star break on Friday and earned a win on a night when stars Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts were quiet at the plate against the New York Yankees.
Instead, the Dodgers relied on dominant pitching and a clutch hit in the late innings of a 2-1 victory.
The teams will continue their three-game series at Yankee Stadium on Saturday night, though bad weather is forecast. Heavy rain is projected for the New York area for most of Saturday, and if the game gets rained out, the teams will play a doubleheader on Sunday.
The Dodgers are 31-17 on the road this season and own 18 one-run victories after opening the series with the one-run victory Friday on Max Muncy’s go-ahead, two-run homer off Gerrit Cole with no outs in the seventh inning.
Muncy’s homer was among five hits for the Dodgers, who struck out 10 times. Ohtani, Freeman and Betts were a combined 0-for-11, though Betts drew a walk before Muncy homered.
“It was good,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “Any time you can find a way to win a game when Gerrit Cole is pitching is a good thing.”
The Yankees were held to one run or less for the 16th time this season, and for the seventh time since losing Aaron Judge to a fractured right rib.
New York allowed Muncy’s homer after Yankees manager Aaron Boone elected to keep Cole in after a mound visit.
The Yankees finished with six hits, including a double by Ben Rice, who is batting .412 during a nine-game hitting streak. Rice’s double nearly tied the game in the eighth, but Trent Grisham was thrown out at the plate on a throw by Betts.
“It’s just baseball,” Grisham said. “Sometimes you score 10, sometimes you score one.”
Left-hander Ryan Weathers (3-7, 4.15 ERA) will start for the Yankees on Saturday after allowing one run on six hits in 5 1/3 innings during a no-decision in his team’s 5-3 victory over Washington on July 10.
Weathers is 0-2 with a 5.73 ERA in his past three outings. He is 0-3 with a 5.46 ERA in seven career appearances (six starts) against the Dodgers, though he has held Betts to one hit in 12 at-bats and Ohtani to 1-for-8. Weathers has struggled against Freeman, as the first baseman is 5-for-10 against him.
Right-hander Emmet Sheehan (4-6, 4.81 ERA) will start for Los Angeles on Saturday and is 1-5 in his past nine starts since May 14. This will be his first career appearance against the Yankees.
Sheehan last pitched on Sunday, when he allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits in 5 1/3 innings during a no-decision in the Dodgers’ 5-3 loss to Arizona.
–Field Level Media
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