Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks
One of the teams that has set high expectations for the 2025/26 NHL season is the Tampa Bay Lightning, as they may feel forced to compete for the Stanley Cup after the back-to-back championships won by their biggest rivals in the league, the Florida Panthers. With that in mind, they’ll make their debut next Thursday night with their home matchup against the Ottawa Senators.
For that game, the Tampa Bay Lightning are the clear favorites to win according to the bookmakers’ odds; however, it cannot be forgotten that they lost all their preseason momentum during their last game against the Panthers, as they were completely obliterated (0-7). Despite that terrible result, Oliver Bjorkstrand must be highlighted as the player who fought hard throughout that game with 6 shots on goal.
Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators will make their season debut with this game after showing a dual performance during the preseason. With that in mind, this team is expected to compete fiercely for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, despite mainly depending on David Perron and Claude Giroux for their offensive success. Additionally, their goaltending performance will be key, so Linus Ullmark and Leevi Merilainen are expected to mantain solid performances.
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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators Form
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L | GD |
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106 | 2632 | 40 | 26 | +59 |
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99 | 1612 | 38 | 27 | +32 |
Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators Latest Matches
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Tampa Bay Lightning against Ottawa Senators : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
A. Vasilevskiy
J. Johansson
V. Hedman
D. Raddysh
E. Lilleberg
M. Crozier
R. McDonagh
E. Cernak
C. Douglas
P. Holmberg
M. Chaffee
B. Hagel
G. Goncalves
J. Guentzel
N. Kucherov
A. Cirelli
B. Point
O. Bjorkstrand
Y. Gourde
C. Geekie
L. Merilainen
L. Ullmark
N. Matinpalo
D. Sebrango
J. Sanderson
N. Jensen
T. Chabot
A. Zub
B. Tkachuk
F. Zetterlund
D. Cozens
S. Pinto
R. Greig
T. Stutzle
M. Amadio
N. Cousins
C. Giroux
L. Eller
D. Perron
K. MacDermid
Most goals and assists
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ottawa Senators
D. Batherson
(35 Goals)
T. Stutzle
(49 Assists)
Tampa Bay Lightning - Ottawa Senators Key Points
- The Tampa Bay Lightning has a four-game winning streak, it being worth noting that they scored three or more goals in all those victories.
- The Ottawa Senators couldn’t score more than three goals in any of their preseason games played as visitors.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning has a two-game home winning streak in meetings against the Senators.
- The Ottawa Senators have only won one of their last five visitor matches against the Lightning in regulation time.
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Our Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators Prediction
For this game, the reality is that the Senators aren’t expected to be one of the surprises early in the season as it’s very unlikely for their defense to control Nikita Kucherov throughout all three periods, as he clearly is the offensive catalyst for the Lightning.
With that in mind, the Tampa Bay Lightning is expected to dominate the mid and late game, so the best opportunity to compete for the Ottawa Senators is expected to be the early game. Therefore, the pick for the Ottawa Senators – Tampa Bay Lightning is: Nikita Kucherov Points – 2+!
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