![]() With Jake Sanderson off for high sticking, the Bolts put on a clinic moving the puck in the Ottawa zone and it was Mikhail Sergachev, who tied it up 1-1 at 3:17 of the second. The Lightning’s third power play of the night turned out to be costly for the Senators. Ottawa Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson (85) and Tampa Bay Lightning centre Steven Stamkos (91) fight to control the puck during the first period at Amalie Arena. The department of player safety will also immediately review the hit to see if any further discipline is required, but that’s doubtful. That decision carries an automatic ejection and the Senators had to spend five minutes trying to kill off the Bolts’ fourth power play of the game. Gambrell was assessed a match penalty seven minutes into the second period for a hit to the head on Tampa’s Erik Cernak. That gave the Senators a 2-1 lead when it looked like it could turn into a long night. With the club trying to kill off a 5-on-3 Tampa power play, Joseph won a footrace for a loose puck, skated in alone and fired it by Vasilevskiy at 12:21. Returning to Tampa for the first time since being dealt to Ottawa, Joseph was able to exact a little revenge midway through the second. Ottawa Senators right wing Mathieu Joseph (21) scores a goal on Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the second period at Amalie Arena. Making his eighth start in the club’s nine games, he was brilliant by frustrating the Bolts. While the Senators were outshot 27-8 through two periods, they were ahead 2-1, and much of that had to do with Forsberg’s play and a couple of timely goals. We have the lead with seven minutes to go and you’ve got to learn to manage that way better.” At that point, there has to be desperation down low in your own zone. ![]() “You’ve got to learn to close games out, get the point when you have to and we just didn’t get it done. “The penalty kill was great, there were some bad calls and whatever the case may be, but we just made some really bad plays in that third period,” said coach D.J. Smith was well aware the Bolts are no pushovers. The club was determined to bounce back with a better effort and coach D.J. The Senators weren’t pleased with their effort in a 5-3 loss to the Florida Panther on Saturday to start this trip. Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Cole Koepke (45), Ottawa Senators right wing Mathieu Joseph (21), Ottawa Senators defenceman Nick Holden (5) and Ottawa Senators centre Mark Kastelic (47) fight to control the puck during the first period at Amalie Arena. ![]() Earlier, Alex Killorn had tied it up 2-2 at 11:04 of the third. Only one minute and 11 seconds after Giroux gave his club a 3-2 lead in the third after a terrible giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy, Brayden Point tied it up 3-3 for the Bolts at 12:44. ![]() The third period was furious with action. The Senators held the Bolts to one-for-eight on the power play and several of the calls on Ottawa were questionable. The officiating crew of Furman South and Michael Markovic left a lot to be desired. We’re a young team and we have to be more mature in the next couple of games.” “We were just a little bit immature to finish the game. “They have good players who make big plays at big moments and they don’t stop. That’s a good team and they don’t panic out there,” said Joseph. “I don’t know if we should have won this game. Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg makes a save against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period at Amalie Arena. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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