Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators 3/23/2023 Picks

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators 3/23/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be in Ontario to take on the Senators in a division rivalry match-up at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Thursday evening.

Tampa Bay is 42-24-6 with 90 points, 23 points behind Boston in the first place, and placed third in the Atlantic Division with a 17-17-1 record when playing away from home.

The Lightning is 3-2 in their last five and enters this competition riding on a two-game losing streak following a 2-3 loss on the road versus the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.

Tampa Bay trailed by a 0-2 deficit in the first period while scoring one goal in each of the 2nd & 3rd periods of the match resulting in a one-point loss the last game out.

Center Brayden Point netted a goal on a power-play opportunity while Left-winger Pat Maroon nailed his third goal of the season for the Lightning.

The Tampa Bay Lightning has been surrendering back-to-back match-ups and was left behind by first-place Boston by 23 points in the Atlantic Division Rankings.

Right-winger Nikita Kucherov led Tampa Bay in scoring with 100 points while Center Brayden Point chipped in a second team-high 82 points for the team.

Kucherov is also the top setter for his team with 72 assists while Point is the leading goal scorer at 44.

The Tampa Bay Lightning is 6-1 straight up in their last 7 matches played versus Ottawa and 3-6 SU in their last 9 road games.

The totals went OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 contests when playing on the road against the Senators and also went OVER in 6 of the Lightning’s last 9 outings played against a rival from the Eastern Conference.

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators Predictions 3/23/2023

The Ottawa Senators are returning home looking to bounce back from their last loss to the Boston Bruins with a victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.

Ottawa dropped to 34-32-5 with 73 points, 17 points behind Tampa Bay in third place, and a 19-13-3 record when playing at home this season.

The Senators lost six of the last seven contests played including their recent 2-1 home loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

Dylan Gambrell scored the only goal for Ottawa assisted by Ridley Greig in less than 9 minutes into the first period of the match while Goaltender Mads Sogaard defended a total of 33 shots attempted against him for a save percentage of .943 in the losing effort.

The Ottawa Senators struggled just recently losing six of the last seven matches played with a five-game losing streak this March.

The Senators totaled only two goals while conceding four in their last two matches played away from home including an upset loss to the league’s best team Boston Bruins.

Both were scoreless in the second & third periods of the match but Boston was already leading by 2-1.

The totals went OVER in 10 of Ottawa’s last 14 contests while the Senators are 1-6 straight up in their last 7 matches played.

The totals went OVER in 12 of Ottawa’s last 16 games played versus Tampa Bay and also went OVER in 5 of the Senators’ last 5 home outings.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Ottawa Senators. The NHL Pick for this contest is Tampa Bay -145. The Lightning is the better team here with 17 points ahead of the Senators in the Atlantic Division.

Tampa Bay totaled 682 points while Ottawa accumulated a total of 580 points for the year. The prediction: Tampa Bay Lightning will win 6-5.

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