The Ottawa Senators (4-4-0) are on the road to face the Tampa Bay Lightning (5-4-0) at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. Ottawa is coming off a high-scoring 5-3 loss against the Panthers on Saturday, their third consecutive defeat away from home. The Senators committed eight penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal.
Nick Holden, Brady Tkachuk, and Shane Pinto each scored once for the Senators. Holden added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Anton Forsberg saved an impressive 53 of 57 shots (.929%) in the loss. Tampa Bay is returning home for a five-game homestand after a 4-3 win over the Sharks on Saturday. Four players found the net for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped only 24 of 27 shots (.888%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Lightning won three of the four games between the teams last season, including a 5-2 victory in their final meeting in March. Brayden Point led Tampa Bay with four points (1G 3A). Zach Sanford and Tyler Ennis were on the scoresheet for Ottawa. Vasilevskiy got the win, saving 25 of 27 shots (.925%).
FACING OFF
Ottawa is averaging 3.75 goals per game so far this season, third in the NHL, and they are taking on a Lightning team that is allowing 3.11 goals a game (17th). Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has found the net 3.11 times a game on average, 17th in the league, and the Senators are allowing opponents to score 3.38 goals per game (23rd).Power play opportunities are likely to be plentiful for the Lightning, as the Senators are averaging 5.50 penalties per game, second-most in the NHL.
The visitors’ 12.88 penalty minutes a game ranks first-highest. The home team has been penalized 4.00 times a game (22nd) for an average of 8.67 minutes (18th).The Senators’ 25.93% power play percentage ranks ninth in the league, while the Lightning are 11th with a conversion rate of 23.53%. In terms of defending power plays, Tampa Bay has the league’s 16th-ranked PK% at 80.65%, while Ottawa is 25th at 75.86%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 11 points each this season, Tkachuk (6G 5A) and Drake Batherson (3G 8A) are the top skaters for the Senators. Tkachuk is among the league leaders in goals (8th), while Batherson is among the league leaders in assists (10th). In the net, Forsberg (3-4-0) is Ottawa’s top goaltender. He has a 3.04 GAA and a .913% save percentage.
Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 12 points (9th in the league). He has three goals and nine assists (5th) in nine games. Vasilevskiy (3-3-0) has the best goals against average for Tampa Bay at 2.87. He has a save percentage of .910%.
HOME AND AWAY
Ottawa is looking for a first road win this season. Tampa Bay is 1-1-0 at Amalie Arena this season.
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