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Ottawa Senators vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Saturday, January 16, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

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Game preview

The Ottawa Senators visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday, January 16, 2027, with puck drop at 3:30 PM ET. The game is on SN, TVAS and The Spot.

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

Rest and travel

Senators

First game of a road trip.

  1. 62027-01-06: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 72027-01-07: no game
  3. 82027-01-08: at STL
  4. 92027-01-09: no game
  5. 102027-01-10: no game
  6. 112027-01-11: no game
  7. 122027-01-12: at DAL
  8. 132027-01-13: no game
  9. 142027-01-14: vs WPG
  10. 152027-01-15: no game
  11. 162027-01-16: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,252 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,252 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 62027-01-06: no game
  2. 72027-01-07: at VAN
  3. 82027-01-08: no game
  4. 92027-01-09: at CGY
  5. 102027-01-10: no game
  6. 112027-01-11: at EDM
  7. 122027-01-12: no game
  8. 132027-01-13: no game
  9. 142027-01-14: vs VGK
  10. 152027-01-15: no game
  11. 162027-01-16: 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

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
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

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