Lightning vs Senators

2023 - 3 - 24

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Game Day Five: Lightning vs Senators, Mar. 23 (Ottawa Senators)

Currently the Senators are seven points back of Pittsburgh for the final playoff spot with 11 games to play each. Tampa on the other hand is fighting with ...

Two of those recent division losses came in the last five days with the Senators taking Toronto all the way to nine rounds of the shoot out and then league leading Boston the full sixty minutes on a back-to-back just falling 2-1. Mistakes against Tampa Bay are killers as the Lightning rank third in the league converting 25.5% of their opportunities on the season. Tampa Bay of course needs no introduction having gone to the Stanley Cup each of the last three years winning two in that span. When watching the games you see that the Senators are evenly matched in all of these games. Currently the Senators are seven points back of Pittsburgh for the final playoff spot with 11 games to play each. The Senators are fighting to stay in the race for the final playoff spot with seven teams all within 11 points of both Wild Card spots.

Lightning vs. Senators - NHL Game Recap - March 23, 2023 | ESPN (ESPN)

Get a recap of the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Ottawa Senators hockey game.

... [Nick Holden](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3884/nick-holden) and [Julien Gauthier](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4024975/julien-gauthier) were healthy scratches for the Senators. [Tim Stutzle](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4697384/tim-stutzle) had one assist, giving him 115 points through his first 200 NHL games. [Thomas Chabot](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3900219/thomas-chabot) said. [Mads Sogaard](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4565260/mads-sogaard) made 27 saves. That’s what makes it tough is because they know they’re making these mistakes.” Things went downhill from that point for the Lightning. “I’m just not sure when they’re going to learn, but they’re learning tough lessons.” “Because they know better. [Brayden Point](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3151187/brayden-point) and [Mikhail Sergachev](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4024868/mikhail-sergachev) scored and [Brian Elliott](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2865/brian-elliott) stopped 28 shots for the Lightning, who are on a three-game losing streak and have been outscored 15-6 during that stretch. “Obviously, we’ve felt like we’ve been playing some good hockey lately, but obviously not getting the results we wanted. [Derick Brassard](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3506/derick-brassard), [Erik Brannstrom](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4233606/erik-brannstrom) and [Austin Watson](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5556/austin-watson) also scored for Ottawa, which earned its first 35-win season since 2015-16. [Alex DeBrincat](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4063433/alex-debrincat) and [Brady Tkachuk](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4319858/brady-tkachuk) each scored two goals and the [Ottawa Senators](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/ott/ottawa-senators) cruised to a 7-2 victory over the [Tampa Bay Lightning](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/tb/tampa-bay-lightning) on Thursday night.

Senators' Chychrun leaves game vs. Lightning with cramping due to ... (Sportsnet.ca)

Ottawa Senators defenceman Jakob Chychrun left his team's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning with an apparent lower-body injury.

Acquired from the Arizona Coyotes in the leadup trade deadline, Chychrun has collected five points (two goals, three assists) in 12 games since joining the Sens. The 24-year-old skated towards the Senators' bench favouring his left leg before finally making his way to the locker room. Smith added that Chychrun had trouble sleeping, had a root canal earlier on Thursday and didn't eat before the game.

GAMEDAY PREVIEW #72: Ottawa Senators VS Tampa Bay Lightning (SenShot)

The Ottawa Senators host the Tampa Bay Lightning in game #72 of their season. The Sens must win to keep playoff hopes alive.

He is on pace to finish the year with 114. He has absolutely broken out this season and is on point for 98 points in a full 82 game season. Especially considering the Lightning are a divisional rival.

NHL Odds: Lightning vs. Senators prediction, pick, how to watch – 3 ... (ClutchPoints)

The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Ottawa Senators as we continue our NHL odds series with a prediction, pick and how to watch.

The Senators will need Stutzle to lead the attack if they want to win. Ottawa is middle of the pack in scoring, so the Lightning defenders should be able to handle the attack. In seven of those games, the Senators have given up at least four goals. Tampa Bay is one of the best offensive teams in the NHL. However, if the Lightning want home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs, they need to win these games. The Tampa Bay Lightning are third in the Atlantic with a record of 42-24-6, trailing Toronto by just three points.

Game 72 Preview and Open Thread: Ottawa Senators vs Tampa ... (Silver Seven)

Seems every team in the division has beaten Tampa recently...can Ottawa follow suit?

# Dylan Ferguson has a .980 save percentage in the NHL while Mads Søgaard put up a .943 against Boston. - He’s had some of his best games when I draw attention to his struggles in the preview, so here we go again — Alex DeBrincat has 1 point in his last 6 games. One may recall the last game between these two teams in November. Something else to consider is that the Bolts have ben losing several games to opponents below them in the standings as of late, such as the Sabres, Penguins, Panthers, and the Canadiens most recently. Though you can’t compete with Nikita Kucherov’s 100-point campaign, Tim Stützle has been one of the league’s most productive players in 2023, ranking 6th with 47 points, tied with Kucherov and having played two fewer games.