Tampa Bay grinds out another crucial win.
OTT-3
TB-4
Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 30 shots for the victory. When the Sens made their push in the Third, he came up aces.
First Period
14:09 OTT Amadio (4), (Greig, Perron)(PP)
Second Period
1:44 TB Glendening (3), (Lilleberg, Perbix)
7:38 TB Kucherov (25), (Hedman)(PP)
9:30 OTT Giroux (11), (Chabot, Stutzle)
Third Period
1:56 TB Hagel (23), (unassisted)
18:25 TB McDonagh (2), (Hedman)(EN)
18:40 OTT Batherson (16), (Sanderson, Chabot)
Vasilevskiy and Brandon Hagel were the game’s first and second stars.
The Lightning outshot Ottawa 38-30 in the match and by all rights should’ve had a much bigger and more comfortable lead throughout this game, but nothing comes easy right now.
Gage Goncalves was +1 with 3 shots in 13:55.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.