
Lightning beat Senators 5-1 to sweep two-game series in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored the go-ahead goal for the second consecutive game, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa 5-1 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set with the Senators.
Tampa Bay moved into a tie with Ottawa for third place in the Atlantic Division. The Lightning also beat the Senators 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point, Mitchell Chaffee and Erik Cernak also scored for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves.
Michael Amadio scored for Ottawa, and Anton Forsberg stopped 26 shots.