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Ottawa Senators vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Friday, November 27, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

TSN5 · RDS · The Spot

Game preview

The Ottawa Senators visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Friday, November 27, 2026, with puck drop at 3:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN5, RDS and The Spot.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Senators

Game 2 of a road trip: Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 172026-11-17: at WPG
  2. 182026-11-18: no game
  3. 192026-11-19: vs PHI
  4. 202026-11-20: no game
  5. 212026-11-21: vs LAK
  6. 222026-11-22: no game
  7. 232026-11-23: vs CGY
  8. 242026-11-24: no game
  9. 252026-11-25: at FLA
  10. 262026-11-26: no game
  11. 272026-11-27: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,524 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 172026-11-17: vs WSH
  2. 182026-11-18: no game
  3. 192026-11-19: vs EDM
  4. 202026-11-20: no game
  5. 212026-11-21: no game
  6. 222026-11-22: vs BUF
  7. 232026-11-23: no game
  8. 242026-11-24: no game
  9. 252026-11-25: vs CAR
  10. 262026-11-26: no game
  11. 272026-11-27: vs OTT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

OTTTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

OTT 50% (3rd most shuffled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

OTT 43.2s (shortest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

OTT 29% (16th least often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series