Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey League
Drake Batherson scores twice as the Senators knock off the Lightning 5-4
Josh Norris, Brady Tkachuk and Noah Gregor also scored for Ottawa (3-2-0), and Anton Forsberg made 25 saves. Jake Sanderson collected three assists.
Gregor’s short-handed goal lifted the Senators to a 5-3 lead 6:17 into the third period. It was his first goal of the season.
Nikita Kucherov scored his NHL-best seventh goal for Tampa Bay. Nick Paul, Jake Guentzel and Mitchell Chaffee also scored for the Lightning (3-1-0).
Forsberg made a big save on Kucherov with 56.4 seconds remaining.
Andrei Vasilevsky stopped 23 shots for Tampa Bay.
TAKEAWAYS
Senators: G Linus Ullmark missed his third straight game with what has been described as a strain. Ullmark practiced this week but didn’t dress as the backup.
Lightning: Went 0 for 3 on the man advantage after scoring on the power play in their first three games.
KEY MOMENT
Clinging to a 4-3 lead, the Senators killed a 48-second, two-man advantage early in the third period.
KEY STAT
With seven goals and two assists over four games, Kucherov is off to the most productive start of his career.
UP NEXT
The Lightning visit the Maple Leafs on Monday. The Senators are at Utah on Tuesday.
Regular Season SeriesOTT leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:50 | Drake Batherson Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (2), Jake Sanderson (4) |
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Goal | 1st Period 13:21 | Josh Norris Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (3), Drake Batherson (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:59 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Ryan McDonagh (2), Erik Cernak (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:39 | Nicholas Paul Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (2), Brandon Hagel (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:20 | Drake Batherson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:13 | Jake Guentzel Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Brayden Point (2), Nikita Kucherov (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:56 | Brady Tkachuk Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Jake Sanderson (5), Tim Stützle (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:17 | Noah Gregor Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Shane Pinto (2), Jake Sanderson (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:11 | Mitchell Chaffee Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Nick Perbix (1), Anthony Cirelli (3) |
Statistics
 TB |
 OTT |
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| 20 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 15 | Hits | 30 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 10 |
| 29 | Shots | 28 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 40.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 36 | Faceoffs Won | 31 |
| 53.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.3 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 7 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 14 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
