(AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) stops a shot by Ottawa Senators right wing Adam Gaudette (81) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, ...

Sometimes, the difference between making or missing the playoffs isn’t just about how many wins but who those wins are against.

The Tampa Bay Lightning ended a five-game homestand with a 5-1 Atlantic Division win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. A power-play goal gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead through 20 minutes of hockey.

Five minutes later, Tampa Bay regained the lead at 10:14 when Thomas Chabot tried to intercept a rink-long Lightning stretch ...

Chaffee scored with 26 seconds left. Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) stops a shot by Ottawa Senators right wing Adam Gaudette (81) during the third period of an NHL hockey ...

The good news: Ottawa Senators goalie Linus Ullmark finally ... saying Adam Gaudette interfered with Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. Tampa Bay took a 3-2 lead as Brandon Hagel rifled a ...

Tampa Bay moved into a tie with Ottawa for third place in the Atlantic Division. The Lightning beat the Senators 4-3 on Tuesday night.

It turns out lightning does strike twice and that’s bad news for the Ottawa Senators ... enough to get chances on Andrei Vasilevskiy. That meant the Senators would have to battle back because ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning the lead for good in a 4-3 win on Tuesday night that snapped the Ottawa Senators' ...

Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning the lead for good in a 4-3 win on Tuesday night that snapped the Ottawa Senators' five-game winning ...