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Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 on Thursday, October 9, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Ottawa Senators 5 44-27-11
at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 50-26-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Ottawa Senators 1 2 2 5
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Ottawa Senators 13 13 8 34
Tampa Bay Lightning 14 7 4 25

Three stars

  1. C. Giroux, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)
  2. B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. B. Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Oliver Bjorkstrand (1) Jake Guentzel (1), Brayden Point (1) Power play OTT 0, TBL 1
1st 07:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (1) Jake Guentzel (2), Darren Raddysh (1) Even strength OTT 0, TBL 2
1st 10:18 Ottawa Senators Dylan Cozens (1) Brady Tkachuk (1), Jake Sanderson (1) Power play OTT 1, TBL 2
1st 14:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (1) Victor Hedman (1), Brayden Point (2) Power play OTT 1, TBL 3
2nd 00:42 Ottawa Senators Artem Zub (1) Brady Tkachuk (2), Tim Stützle (1) Even strength OTT 2, TBL 3
2nd 15:09 Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto (1) Artem Zub (1), Brady Tkachuk (3) Even strength OTT 3, TBL 3
3rd 18:13 Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto (2) Jake Sanderson (2) Even strength OTT 4, TBL 3
3rd 19:12 Ottawa Senators Claude Giroux (1) Shane Pinto (1), Artem Zub (2) Even strength, Empty net OTT 5, TBL 3
3rd 19:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (2) Darren Raddysh (2), Victor Hedman (2) Even strength OTT 5, TBL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 34 25
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 20 22
Hits 37 40
Blocked shots 10 18
Giveaways 13 16
Takeaways 2 4
Faceoffs won 30/55 (54.5%) 25/55 (45.5%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
7 B. Tkachuk L 0 3 3 +1 2 5 3 0 0 50% 19:24
12 S. Pinto C 2 1 3 +2 0 2 0 0 0 57.1% 19:21
18 T. Stützle C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 40% 19:03
20 F. Zetterlund L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 7 1 0 16:34
21 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 10:46
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 18:54
23 K. MacDermid L 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 02:13
24 D. Cozens C 1 0 1 -1 2 2 3 1 1 66.7% 15:35
28 C. Giroux R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 0 0 40% 15:11
57 D. Perron L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 0 12:37
71 R. Greig C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 33.3% 18:09
89 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 71.4% 14:20
2 A. Zub D 1 2 3 +4 2 5 2 0 0 20:44
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 19:35
33 N. Matinpalo D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 13:35
37 D. Sebrango D 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 0 0 14:18
72 T. Chabot D 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 22:00
85 J. Sanderson D 0 2 2 +3 0 3 2 3 0 23:10
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
35 L. Ullmark 25 21 4 .840 59:53 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
14 C. Geekie C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 40% 10:39
21 B. Point C 1 2 3 -2 0 1 0 1 0 42.9% 19:40
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 14:39
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 25% 11:52
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 50% 17:08
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 15:40
41 M. Chaffee R 0 0 0 0 4 1 10 0 0 13:24
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 05:09
59 J. Guentzel C 0 2 2 -2 0 2 0 2 0 22:32
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 60% 14:56
86 N. Kucherov R 2 0 2 -2 0 4 0 0 1 20:55
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 11:56
24 M. Crozier D 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 17:52
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 18:45
43 D. Raddysh D 0 2 2 -1 0 2 1 1 0 17:33
77 V. Hedman D 0 2 2 -1 0 1 1 3 0 23:49
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 19:02
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 5 0 18:25
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 33 29 4 .879 58:56 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:26 Ottawa Senators Kurtis MacDermid Fighting (major) 5
1st 02:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Douglas Fighting (major) 5
1st 04:45 Ottawa Senators Dylan Cozens Holding 2
1st 09:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel Tripping 2
1st 12:34 Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk Roughing 2
1st 12:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli Roughing 2
1st 12:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel Roughing 2
1st 12:34 Ottawa Senators Thomas Chabot Roughing 2
1st 12:38 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:38 Ottawa Senators Donovan Sebrango Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:58 Ottawa Senators David Perron Holding 2
1st 15:19 Tampa Bay Lightning Pontus Holmberg Holding 2
2nd 07:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Mitchell Chaffee Roughing 2
2nd 18:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Mitchell Chaffee Holding 2
3rd 02:23 Ottawa Senators Artem Zub Interference 2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach
Travis Green
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Tommy Hughes
Ottawa Senators scratches
Olle Lycksell, Jordan Spence
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Pheonix Copley, Jack Finley, J.J. Moser

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 Oct 9

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at St. Louis Blues 0 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page

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