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Lightning Fall 4-2 Against Ottawa - Game Recap

Vladislav Namestnikov scored a pair of goals against the Lightning as Ottawa handed Tampa Bay a 4-2 defeat on Saturday at Canadian Tire Centre.

Bettors who backed the Senators were rewarded as +220 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.

Ottawa got goals from Vladislav Namestnikov(2), Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Colin White in the victory. White opened the scoring at 13:44 of the second period.

Craig Anderson stopped 19 of 21 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.

Tampa Bay got goals from Ondrej Palat, and Luke Witkowski in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Tampa Bay got a 30-stop effort from Curtis McElhinney in the loss.

Ottawa scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Ottawa outshot Tampa Bay 34-21 in the game.

Next game, Ottawa takes its act home to face Minnesota looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head on the road to face Montreal.