If the Lightning end up making a push to the postseason, these might end up being the days that began their second-half surge. When the week began, they were outside a playoff spot with two games against an Ottawa team four points ahead of them in the Atlantic Division standings.

The Tampa Bay Lightning pulled away late in a tight game with the Ottawa Senators to win 5-1. They swept the two-game series played in Tampa between the two teams.

Without Shane Pinto and Josh Norris, the Ottawa Senators struggled to generate offense. They managed just one goal in the 5-1 loss to the Lightning. The post Ottawa Senators Postgame: Sens Fall to Lightning,

The Lightning knew the importance of Tuesday’s game against the Senators, the first of two against them this week at Amalie Arena. Tampa Bay entered the night out of a playoff spot and looking up at Ottawa in the standings.