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2015-16 regular season

Senators at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–0

Lightning beat Senators 5–2 at AMALIE Arena on December 20, 2015.

OTT – TBL
25–35
Shots on goal
0/5–2/3
Power play
25–16
Hits
16–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Steven Stamkos
2 G
7 shots · 21:51 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Alex Killorn
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 20:08 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Nikita Kucherov
2 A
2 shots · 18:32 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏛️ Zack Smith SH Go-ahead 1st · 04:20
Assists: Curtis Lazar · beat Ben Bishop
1–0
⚡ Nikita Nesterov PP Tying 1st · 05:23
Assists: Victor Hedman, Alex Killorn · beat Andrew Hammond
1–1
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:16
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Vladislav Namestnikov · beat Andrew Hammond
1–2
2nd period
⚡ Mike Angelidis 2nd · 02:45
Assists: Mike Blunden, Jonathan Marchessault · beat Andrew Hammond
1–3
🏛️ Erik Karlsson 2nd · 14:28
Assists: Mike Hoffman, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · beat Ben Bishop
2–3
3rd period
⚡ Alex Killorn Empty net 3rd · 18:27
Unassisted
2–4
⚡ Steven Stamkos Empty net 3rd · 18:40
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Vladislav Namestnikov
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏛️Senators
L1 Turris · Hoffman · Stone 20:35
L2 Pageau · Zibanejad · Smith 18:58
L3 Prince · Lazar · Chiasson 13:27
L4 Dziurzynski · Neil · Ryan 8:20
D1 Karlsson · Wiercioch 32:54
D2 Methot · Wideman 19:19
D3 Ceci · Borowiecki 2:56
⚡Lightning
L1 Filppula · Stamkos · Callahan 21:51
L2 Killorn · Namestnikov · Kucherov 18:32
L3 Angelidis · Condra · Blunden 11:56
L4 Boyle · Marchessault 5:12
D1 Stralman · Hedman 22:06
D2 Garrison · Sustr 17:18
D3 Coburn · Nesterov 13:47
D4 Carle 10:55

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏛️OTT TBL⚡
25 Shots on goal 35
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
25 Hits 16
16 Blocked shots 11
1 Takeaways 5
6 Giveaways 6
22 Penalty minutes 27
OTT shooting 8.0% (2/25) TBL shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏛️Senators
Andrew Hammond
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 59:23 TOI
⚡Lightning
Ben Bishop
23/25
.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Zack Smith · 1st 04:20 · 1–0 Nikita Nesterov · 1st 05:23 · 1–1 Steven Stamkos · 1st 07:16 · 1–2 Mike Angelidis · 2nd 02:45 · 1–3 Erik Karlsson · 2nd 14:28 · 2–3 Alex Killorn · 3rd 18:27 · 2–4 Steven Stamkos · 3rd 18:40 · 2–5
OTT TBL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Senators
Senators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4-3 (36% win rate, 11 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Senators
Senators — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 2–0
Dec 102015 🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL 1–4 Apr 22015 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 1–2 OT Jan 42015 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 4–2 Nov 292014 🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL 1–4 Oct 112014 🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL 3–2 SO
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Who won Senators vs Lightning on December 20, 2015?

Lightning won 5–2. The final score was Senators 2, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Senators?

Erik Karlsson, Zack Smith.

Who scored for Lightning?

Steven Stamkos (2), Alex Killorn, Mike Angelidis, Nikita Nesterov.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Andrew Hammond made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Ben Bishop made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Senators vs Lightning season series?

Lightning lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏛️ Senators
BeforeDec 18 🦈SJS @ 🏛️OTT 2–4 AfterDec 22 🏛️OTT @ 🐆FLA 1–2
⚡ Lightning
BeforeDec 18 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–5 AfterDec 22 🐋VAN @ ⚡TBL 2–1
Also on December 20
🐋VAN 4–5 🐆FLA 😈NJD 1–2 🐻BOS 🔥CGY 2–4 🐙DET 🦅WSH 7–3 🗽NYR 🦈SJS 3–4 🪶CHI
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