All three periods started with a challenge for the Lightning. Tampa Bay took a penalty 2:02 into the game and found itself shorthanded 1:15 into the second period. With a 2-1 lead, the home team was ...

Tampa Bay gets timely scoring and locks down the Senators late, wrapping up the homestand with seven of eight points.

The Tampa Bay Lightning pulled away late in a tight game with the Ottawa Senators to win 5-1. They swept the two-game series played in Tampa between the two teams.