TBL 4–5 OTT Final · L
Lightning/Schedule/Recap Thu, Oct 9, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL · 0-1-0
4–5
FinalL
Ottawa Senators
OTT · 1-0-0
1ST2ND3RDT TBL 3140714425 OTT 11321328534 goals · shots on goal
Season opener for both teams ·First meeting this season — the Lightning trail the season series 0–1
TBL 0-1-0 · OTT 1-0-0 · First meeting this season — the Lightning trail the season series 0–1

Lightning fell to the Senators

The Lightning let a 2–0 lead get away: the Senators came back with five unanswered goals — Pinto's equalizer — and won 4–5. Linus Ullmark allowed 1.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Senators created the better chances: 2.8 expected goals to 2.3, on 34 and 25 shots on goal.

TBL 2.3 xG · 25 shots OTT 2.8 xG · 34 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 1.5 · 1.3
2nd 0.7 · 1.0
3rd 0.2 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Lightning win 41.
TBL 41%OTT 59%

Goals and penalties

9 goals · 15 penalties
← Lightning shoot this way Senators shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
02:26 Kurtis MacDermid· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
02:26 Curtis Douglas· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
04:45 Dylan Cozens· Holding
Bjorkstrand scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
05:35 Oliver Bjorkstrand PP
Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point · Power play (Cozens, holding) · snap shot, a good chance (24%)
1–0
2
07:00 Brayden Point
Jake Guentzel, Darren Raddysh · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
2–0
PEN
09:10 Brandon Hagel· Tripping
Cozens scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
10:18 Dylan Cozens PP
Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson · Power play (Hagel, tripping) · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2–1
PEN
12:34 Brady Tkachuk· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:34 Anthony Cirelli· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:34 Brandon Hagel· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:34 Thomas Chabot· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:38 Emil Lilleberg· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
12:38 Donovan Sebrango· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
12:58 David Perron· Holding
Kucherov scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
4
14:46 Nikita Kucherov PP
Victor Hedman, Brayden Point · Power play (Perron, holding) · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
3–1
PEN
15:19 Pontus Holmberg· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
5
00:42 Artem Zub
Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
3–2
PEN
07:53 Mitchell Chaffee· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
6
15:09 Shane Pinto
Artem Zub, Brady Tkachuk · wrist shot, a good chance (15%)
3–3
PEN
18:31 Mitchell Chaffee· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
02:23 Artem Zub· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
7
18:13 Shane Pinto
Jake Sanderson · snap shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
3–4
8
19:12 Claude Giroux ENGWG
Shane Pinto, Artem Zub · wrist shot, into an empty net
3–5
9
19:46 Nikita Kucherov EXTRA ATTACKER
Darren Raddysh, Victor Hedman · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
4–5
Goaltending
−1.2
vs expected
29/33 saves · 4 GA · 2.8 xGA Allowed 1.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
−1.7
vs expected
21/25 saves · 4 GA · 2.3 xGA Allowed 1.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team TBLOTT
Shots on goal
25
34
Expected goals
2.3
2.8
Hits
40
37
Blocks
11
21
Faceoffs
45%
55%
Power play
2/3
1/4
Penalty minutes
22
20
The Lightning went 2-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 4 Senators power plays.