Tampa Bay Lightning Strike at Even Strength as Ottawa Senators Chase Faceoffs at Benchmark International Arena

The Tampa Bay Lightning moved to 45-21 with 6 overtime losses and 4 points while the Ottawa Senators fell to 38-25 with 10 overtime losses and 2 points in a 4-2 result at Benchmark International Arena. Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators final score was set by the Bolts’ 4 even-strength goals on 27 shots, while the Sens finished with 2 even-strength goals on 28 shots.

First period

The Ottawa Senators opened the scoring with 2 goals in the first period while the Lightning were held to 0 despite 21 hits and 15 giveaways on the night. Ottawa posted 23 hits and won 35 of 64 faceoffs for a 55 percent faceoff win rate, and Tampa Bay went 29 for 64 for 45 percent.

Second period

The Lightning answered with 2 second-period goals at 5-on-5 as part of 8 assists and a plus-minus of plus-10. The Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators turning point came as Tampa Bay’s even-strength attack produced 4 goals on 24 even-strength shots while both teams finished 0-for on the power play, with the Bolts going 0-for-4 and Ottawa going 0-for-2. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 26 shots and finished with 2 goals against on 28 shots as Tampa Bay’s net backed the push.

Third period

The Bolts added 2 more third-period goals at even strength, and the game’s 3 stars list featured Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Emil Lilleberg, and Brandon Hagel. Lilleberg logged 1 goal and 2 assists for 3 points, while D'Astous had 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points, and Hagel finished with 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points in the post-game report Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay recorded 12 blocked shots and 1 takeaway, and Ottawa finished with 25 blocked shots and 7 takeaways while being charged with 18 giveaways.

The Tampa Bay Lightning final whistle reaction pointed to a clean even-strength line as Tampa Bay had 0 empty-net goals and 0 overtime goals, and Ottawa had the same. The Lightning next game is scheduled for 5:00 PM EDT on 2026-03-29 at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, with the Nashville Predators visiting, and the broadcast listings include ESPN+, The Spot, and FDSSO. Catch the recap, check the game recap details, and share this article with other Bolts fans.