Over the past two games, the Ottawa Senators had a chance to put eight ... efforts were muted by a strong performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy, who stopped 26 of 27 shots for the Lightning.

TAMPA — The Lightning knew the importance of Tuesday’s game against the Senators, the first of ... a loose puck in front and batted it past Andrei Vasilevskiy with 5:51 left in the period.

Chaffee scored with 26 seconds left. Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) stops a shot by Ottawa Senators right wing Adam Gaudette (81) during the third period of an NHL hockey ...

Sometimes, the difference between making or missing the playoffs isn’t just about how many wins but who those wins are against.

Tampa Bay moved into a tie with Ottawa for third place in the Atlantic Division. The Lightning beat the Senators 4-3 on Tuesday night.

The Lightning gutted out a crucial win in regulation, a victory that brought them two points closer to the Ottawa Senators ... the Lightning on the goal. Andrei Vasilevskiy made a stick save ...

Luke Glendening, Nikita Kucherov and Ryan McDonagh also scored for Tampa Bay while Andrei Vasilevskiy finished ... after scoring against the Ottawa Senators during the third period of an NHL ...

The Lightning beat the Senators 4-3 on Tuesday ... Cernak also scored for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves. Michael Amadio scored for Ottawa, and Anton Forsberg stopped 26 shots.

Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning the lead for good in a 4-3 win on Tuesday night that snapped the Ottawa Senators' five-game winning ...