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Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 50-26-6
at Ottawa Senators 6 44-27-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 1 1 2
Ottawa Senators 0 1 5 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 11 7 12 30
Ottawa Senators 7 12 13 32

Three stars

  1. J. Sanderson, Ottawa Senators (2 goals)
  2. B. Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators (4 assists)
  3. T. Stützle, Ottawa Senators (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 15:46 Ottawa Senators Jordan Spence (7) Brady Tkachuk (33), Tim Stützle (47) Even strength TBL 0, OTT 1
2nd 18:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul (7) Corey Perry (20), Nikita Kucherov (84) Even strength TBL 1, OTT 1
3rd 02:45 Ottawa Senators Fabian Zetterlund (14) Brady Tkachuk (34), Cameron Crotty (1) Even strength TBL 1, OTT 2
3rd 04:39 Ottawa Senators Jake Sanderson (12) Tim Stützle (48), Brady Tkachuk (35) Even strength TBL 1, OTT 3
3rd 10:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Corey Perry (16) Ryan McDonagh (13), Nick Paul (8) Even strength TBL 2, OTT 3
3rd 12:51 Ottawa Senators Tim Stützle (34) Dylan Cozens (29), Drake Batherson (36) Power play TBL 2, OTT 4
3rd 13:04 Ottawa Senators Jake Sanderson (13) Brady Tkachuk (36), Drake Batherson (37) Power play TBL 2, OTT 5
3rd 16:41 Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto (22) Unassisted Shorthanded, Empty net TBL 2, OTT 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Ottawa Senators
Shots on goal 30 32
Power play 0 of 2 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 15 19
Blocked shots 12 12
Giveaways 18 11
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 39/64 (60.9%) 25/64 (39.1%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:17
11 J. Pelletier L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 10:22
14 C. Geekie C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 83.3% 11:29
20 N. Paul L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 2 0 0 63.6% 13:27
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 0 61.1% 17:33
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 0 15:01
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 15:46
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 2 0 50% 17:13
53 D. Duke L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 09:22
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 60% 20:29
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 19:41
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 14:52
27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:05
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 0 0 20:42
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 19:43
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 19:55
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:22
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 20:23
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 31 26 5 .839 58:46 Loss

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
7 B. Tkachuk L 0 4 4 +1 0 3 3 0 0 25% 16:42
12 S. Pinto C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 1 0 25% 17:20
18 T. Stützle C 1 2 3 0 4 4 0 1 1 60% 18:31
19 D. Batherson R 0 2 2 -1 0 0 1 0 0 17:17
20 F. Zetterlund L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 09:23
21 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 11:44
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 16:34
24 D. Cozens C 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 42.9% 16:21
28 C. Giroux R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 25% 15:31
37 W. Foegele L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:23
71 R. Greig C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 50% 17:02
89 L. Eller C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 42.9% 11:12
2 A. Zub D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 5 0 23:58
5 C. Crotty D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:50
10 J. Spence D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 22:59
33 N. Matinpalo D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 18:55
60 L. Thomson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:10
85 J. Sanderson D 2 0 2 +2 0 5 1 2 1 24:08
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
35 L. Ullmark 30 28 2 .933 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:49 Ottawa Senators Tim Stützle Slashing 2
1st 03:49 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous Cross checking 2
1st 06:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Conor Geekie Cross checking 2
2nd 05:15 Ottawa Senators Tim Stützle Tripping 2
3rd 12:32 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde Holding the stick 2
3rd 12:51 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
3rd 15:40 Ottawa Senators Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Ottawa Senators head coach
Travis Green
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Mark Shewchyk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Scott Sabourin, Steven Santini, Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel, Pontus Holmberg
Ottawa Senators scratches
Kurtis MacDermid, Thomas Chabot, Dennis Gilbert, Tyler Kleven, Stephen Halliday, Carter Yakemchuk

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 7

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/SO Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Utah Mammoth 6 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Anaheim Ducks 0 Final Game page

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