nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators Recap - Lightning Win 5-3
The Lightning beat Ottawa 5-3 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Curtis McElhinney's 25 saves.
Tampa Bay won as a -197 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Kevin Shattenkirk, Brayden Point, Tyler Johnson, Carter Verhaeghe, and Alex Killorn each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Verhaeghe opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Curtis McElhinney turned in a 25-save effort for the Lightning.
Chris Tierney, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Mark Borowiecki scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Curtis McElhinney.
Ottawa got a 23-stop effort from Craig Anderson in the loss.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-2, while the Senators were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 28-28.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Hurricanes. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Washington.