Senators 5–4 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Oct 9, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🏛️ OTT

Shane Pinto

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:21 TOI

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Artem Zub

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 20:44 TOI

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Brady Tkachuk

3 A

5 shots · 19:24 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Oliver Bjorkstrand PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:35

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point · beat Linus Ullmark

0–1

⚡ Brayden Point 1st · 07:00

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Darren Raddysh · beat Linus Ullmark

0–2

🏛️ Dylan Cozens PP 1st · 10:18

Assists: Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–2

⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP 1st · 14:46

Assists: Victor Hedman, Brayden Point · beat Linus Ullmark

1–3

2nd period

🏛️ Artem Zub 2nd · 00:42

Assists: Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–3

🏛️ Shane Pinto Tying 2nd · 15:09

Assists: Artem Zub, Brady Tkachuk · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

3–3

3rd period

🏛️ Shane Pinto Go-ahead 3rd · 18:13

Assists: Jake Sanderson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

4–3

🏛️ Claude Giroux Empty net 3rd · 19:12

Assists: Shane Pinto, Artem Zub

5–3

⚡ Nikita Kucherov 3rd · 19:46

Assists: Darren Raddysh, Victor Hedman · beat Linus Ullmark

5–4

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Tkachuk · Pinto · Stützle 19:21

L2 Zetterlund · Greig · Amadio 18:09

L3 Cozens · Eller · Giroux 15:11

L4 Perron · MacDermid · Cousins 10:46

D1 Sanderson · Chabot 22:35

D2 Zub · Jensen 20:10

D3 Sebrango · Matinpalo 13:56

⚡Lightning

L1 Guentzel · Point · Kucherov 20:55

L2 Hagel · Gourde · Cirelli 15:40

L3 Goncalves · Bjorkstrand · Chaffee 13:24

L4 Geekie · Douglas · Holmberg 10:39

D1 Hedman · Martinsen Lilleberg 21:26

D2 McDonagh · Cernak 18:35

D3 Crozier · Raddysh 17:42

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT TBL⚡

34 Shots on goal 25

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

37 Hits 40

10 Blocked shots 18

2 Takeaways 4

13 Giveaways 16

20 Penalty minutes 22

OTT shooting 14.7% (5/34) TBL shooting 16.0% (4/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Linus Ullmark

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 59:53 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 58:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

OTT TBL

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Last meetings

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Senators lead the season series 1–0

Apr 32025 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 1–2 Feb 62025 🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL 1–5 Feb 42025 🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL 3–4 Oct 192024 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 4–5 Apr 112024 🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL 3–2 SO

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Who won Senators vs Lightning on October 9, 2025?

Senators won 5–4. The final score was Senators 5, Lightning 4.

Who scored for Senators?

Shane Pinto (2), Artem Zub, Claude Giroux, Dylan Cozens.

Who scored for Lightning?

Nikita Kucherov (2), Brayden Point, Oliver Bjorkstrand.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 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?

Senators lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏛️ Senators

BeforeMay 1 🍁TOR @ 🏛️OTT 4–2 AfterOct 11 🏛️OTT @ 🐆FLA 2–6

⚡ Lightning

BeforeApr 30 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 6–3 AfterOct 11 😈NJD @ ⚡TBL 5–3

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