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Ottawa Falls 2-1 to Lightning - Recap

The Lightning earned a 2-1 victory over the Senators on Thursday at Amalie Arena.

Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -235 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.

Tampa Bay got goals from Alex Killorn, and Victor Hedman in the victory. Killorn opened the scoring at 3:47 of the second period.

Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 25-save effort for the Lightning.

Ottawa got a goal from Thomas Chabot in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Anton Forsberg stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-5, while the Senators were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay outshot Ottawa 27-26 in the game.

Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Avalanche. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.