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Ottawa Senators 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Ottawa Senators 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 4. Shots on goal: OTT 34, TBL 25. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 OTT 1-3 TBL; P2 OTT 2-0 TBL; P3 OTT 2-1 TBL.

Scoring plays: P1 05:35 Oliver Bjorkstrand (assists: Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point) to make it OTT 0-1 TBL; P1 07:00 Brayden Point (assists: Jake Guentzel, Darren Raddysh) to make it OTT 0-2 TBL; P1 10:18 Dylan Cozens (assists: Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson) to make it OTT 1-2 TBL; P1 14:46 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Victor Hedman, Brayden Point) to make it OTT 1-3 TBL; P2 00:42 Artem Zub (assists: Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle) to make it OTT 2-3 TBL; P2 15:09 Shane Pinto (assists: Artem Zub, Brady Tkachuk) to make it OTT 3-3 TBL; P3 18:13 Shane Pinto (assists: Jake Sanderson) to make it OTT 4-3 TBL; P3 19:12 Claude Giroux (assists: Shane Pinto, Artem Zub) to make it OTT 5-3 TBL; P3 19:46 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Darren Raddysh, Victor Hedman) to make it OTT 5-4 TBL. Top skaters: Shane Pinto (OTT) 2 G, 1 A; Brayden Point (TBL) 1 G, 2 A; Artem Zub (OTT) 1 G, 2 A; Brady Tkachuk (OTT) 0 G, 3 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 29 saves on 33, decision L; Linus Ullmark (OTT) 21 saves on 25, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OTT
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 19:21 TOI
Goals · TBL
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 20:55 TOI
Goaltending · OTT
21 saves on 25 shots (.840) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

OTT 2 largest lead P3 19:12 (OTT 5, TBL 3) · 4-0 run, P2 0:42–P3 19:12
TBL 2 largest lead P1 7:00 (OTT 0, TBL 2) · 2-0 run, P1 5:35–P1 7:00
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:35 Oliver Bjorkstrand (Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point) TBL · Power play · snap shot · OTT 0, TBL 1
  • P1 7:00 Brayden Point (Jake Guentzel, Darren Raddysh) TBL · wrist shot · OTT 0, TBL 2
  • P1 10:18 Dylan Cozens (Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson) OTT · Power play · slap shot · OTT 1, TBL 2
  • P1 14:46 Nikita Kucherov (Victor Hedman, Brayden Point) TBL · Power play · wrist shot · OTT 1, TBL 3
  • P2 0:42 Artem Zub (Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle) OTT · wrist shot · OTT 2, TBL 3
  • P2 15:09 Shane Pinto (Artem Zub, Brady Tkachuk) OTT · wrist shot · OTT 3, TBL 3
  • P3 18:13 Shane Pinto (Jake Sanderson) OTT · snap shot · OTT 4, TBL 3
  • P3 19:12 Claude Giroux (Shane Pinto, Artem Zub) OTT · Empty net · wrist shot · OTT 5, TBL 3
  • P3 19:46 Nikita Kucherov (Darren Raddysh, Victor Hedman) TBL · Power play · wrist shot · OTT 5, TBL 4

Linescore

123 T
OTT 122 5
TBL 301 4

Shots on goal: OTT 34, TBL 25

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

OTTTBL
34Shots on goal25
57Shot attempts59
30Faceoff wins25
51Hits49
10Blocked shots18
1Power-play goals2
2Takeaways4
12Giveaways16
20Penalty minutes22
84.0%Save %87.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT1313834
TBL147425

🎯 Shot Map

Ottawa Senators5 G · 46 attempts
Tim Stützle: saved (wrist)Thomas Chabot: saved (slap)Ridly Greig: saved (snap)Brady Tkachuk: missed the netRidly Greig: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (snap)Jake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: goal (slap)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: missed the netRidly Greig: saved (backhand)Nick Cousins: saved (wrist)Artem Zub: goal (wrist)Jake Sanderson: missed the netArtem Zub: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (snap)Nikolas Matinpalo: saved (wrist)David Perron: saved (snap)Tim Stützle: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: missed the netTim Stützle: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: missed the netDavid Perron: saved (wrist)Thomas Chabot: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: goal (wrist)Artem Zub: saved (wrist)Artem Zub: missed the netArtem Zub: saved (wrist)Thomas Chabot: missed the netRidly Greig: saved (backhand)Lars Eller: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: missed the netArtem Zub: saved (slap)Brady Tkachuk: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: missed the netJake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Thomas Chabot: saved (slap)Jake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: goal (snap)Claude Giroux: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 29Saved63% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net26% of attempts
Tampa Bay Lightning4 G · 38 attempts
Anthony Cirelli: saved (wrist)Victor Hedman: saved (slap)Emil Lilleberg: missed the netMax Crozier: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: goal (snap)Brayden Point: goal (wrist)Max Crozier: saved (backhand)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Mitchell Chaffee: saved (wrist)Emil Lilleberg: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: goal (wrist)Brandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Ryan McDonagh: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netAnthony Cirelli: saved (wrist)Max Crozier: saved (slap)Max Crozier: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Yanni Gourde: saved (wrist)Ryan McDonagh: saved (wrist)Gage Goncalves: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netVictor Hedman: missed the netCurtis Douglas: saved (wrist)Yanni Gourde: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 21Saved55% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net34% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

OTT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Shane Pinto C 213+221019:21
Artem Zub D 123+453020:44
Brady Tkachuk L 033+154019:24
Jake Sanderson D 022+333323:10
Dylan Cozens C 101-124115:35
Claude Giroux R 101+222015:11
Tim Stützle C 011+131019:03
Thomas Chabot D 000030322:00
Nick Jensen D 000-104019:35
Michael Amadio R 000003118:54
Ridly Greig C 000+143018:09
Fabian Zetterlund L 000+108116:34
Lars Eller C 000014114:20
Donovan Sebrango D 000-101014:18
Nikolas Matinpalo D 000-111013:35
David Perron L 000-121012:37
Nick Cousins C 000014010:46
Kurtis MacDermid L 000004002:13
OTT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Linus Ullmark W 212584.0459:53
TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brayden Point C 123-210119:40
Nikita Kucherov R 202-240020:55
Victor Hedman D 022-111323:49
Jake Guentzel C 022-220222:32
Darren Raddysh D 022-123117:33
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 101022114:39
Emil Lilleberg D 000004119:02
Ryan McDonagh D 000-111118:45
Erik Cernak D 000-103518:25
Max Crozier D 000035017:52
Yanni Gourde C 000021017:08
Brandon Hagel L 000032015:40
Anthony Cirelli C 000023014:56
Mitchell Chaffee R 0000110013:24
Gage Goncalves C 000004111:56
Pontus Holmberg R 000002111:52
Conor Geekie C 000006110:39
Curtis Douglas C 000012005:09
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy L 293387.9458:56

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series OTT 1 – 0 TBL
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