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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Saturday, December 5, 2026 · Canadian Tire Centre

Tampa Bay LightningTampa BayLightningAway

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Ottawa SenatorsOttawaSenatorsHome

SNE · TVAS · The Spot

Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday, December 5, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SNE, TVAS and The Spot.

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

Rest and travel

Lightning

Game 3 of a road trip: Florida and Montréal, now Ottawa.

  1. 252026-11-25: vs CAR
  2. 262026-11-26: no game
  3. 272026-11-27: vs OTT
  4. 282026-11-28: at FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 292026-11-29: no game
  6. 302026-11-30: no game
  7. 12026-12-01: no game
  8. 22026-12-02: at MTL
  9. 32026-12-03: no game
  10. 42026-12-04: no game
  11. 52026-12-05: at OTT
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~115 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,682 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Senators

Another game at home.

  1. 252026-11-25: at FLA
  2. 262026-11-26: no game
  3. 272026-11-27: at TBL
  4. 282026-11-28: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 292026-11-29: no game
  6. 302026-11-30: at NSH
  7. 12026-12-01: no game
  8. 22026-12-02: no game
  9. 32026-12-03: vs NJD
  10. 42026-12-04: no game
  11. 52026-12-05: vs TBL
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

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17
Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLOTT

Settled lines

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

TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)OTT 50% (3rd 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series