nhl Game Recap
Ottawa Skates Past Tampa Bay 3-2 - Recap
The Lightning came up short Thursday against the Senators, falling 3-2 in a shootout.
Bettors who backed the Senators were rewarded as +143 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Ottawa got goals from Drake Batherson, and Brady Tkachuk in the victory. Tkachuk opened the scoring at 8:45 of the first period.
Anton Forsberg turned in a 24-save effort for the Senators.
Tampa Bay got goals from Conor Sheary, and Brayden Point in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Matt Tomkins stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Ottawa scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Ottawa outshot Tampa Bay 27-26 in the game.
Ottawa heads into a battle against the Canadiens. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Washington.