Tampa Bay Lightning @ Ottawa Senators

48-24-6, 23-11-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	0	1	1	2
Senators OTT	0	1	5	6

Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsOTT

41-27-10, 21-12-6 Home

Regular Season Series

OTT wins 2-1

Senators
5
Lightning
4

Game 1

10/9

Senators
2
Lightning
4

Game 2

3/28

Lightning
2
Senators
6

Game 3

4/7

Canadian Tire Centre

7:00 PM, April 7, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Ottawa, Canada

Attendance: 16,603

Referees:
Trevor Hanson
Chris Schlenker

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Andrew Smith

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Ottawa Senators

Regular Season Series

OTT wins 2-1

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2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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