With 9:46 to play in the second period, the Lightning regained their lead at 2-1 when Brandon Hagel scored his 24th goal of the season. Neither team scored in the remaining half of the second period, and the Senators headed into the second intermission down by one once more.

The Lightning are just one point out of a playoff spot at 27-20-4 overall with a 3-9-0 record against their Atlantic Division opponents. They’re averaging 3.4 goals per game which puts them fourth in the league, but the past month has proven to be their most difficult hurdle offensively.

If the Lightning end up making a push to the postseason, these might end up being the days that began their second-half surge. When the week began, they were outside a playoff spot with two games against an Ottawa team four points ahead of them in the Atlantic Division standings.

Without Shane Pinto and Josh Norris, the Ottawa Senators struggled to generate offense. They managed just one goal in the 5-1 loss to the Lightning. The post Ottawa Senators Postgame: Sens Fall to Lightning,

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.