A game after Steven Stamkos recorded a hat trick in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 5-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Lightning (44-27-7) host the Ottawa Senators (34-40-4) on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSSUN.
Lightning vs. Senators Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Lightning vs. Senators for free with a trial to Fubo!
Lightning and Senators Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning’s 276 total goals (3.5 per game) rank fifth in the NHL.
- Defensively, the Lightning are allowing 253 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 22nd in league play.
- They have the league’s 12th-ranked goal differential at +23.
- The 70 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season lead the NHL (on 236 power-play chances).
- The Lightning pace the league with a 29.66% power-play conversion rate.
- The Lightning have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
- The Lightning kill 82.88% of opponent power plays, the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Lightning win 51.6% of their faceoffs to rank ninth in the NHL.
- The Lightning have a 12.1% shooting percentage as a team, which leads the league.
- The Lightning have shut out opponents four times this season. They average 21.2 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s top contributors this season with 139 points. He has averaged 0.6 goals per game, shooting 14.5%.
- Having scored 44 goals and adding 42 assists, Brayden Point is excelling for Tampa Bay through 77 games.
- Stamkos has created 77 points for Tampa Bay in 75 games this season, scoring on 16.1% of his shots and putting up 39 goals and 38 assists.
- In 50 games played this season, Andrei Vasilevskiy (30-18-2) has allowed 140 goals.
Lightning Injuries
Haydn Fleury: Upper Body (Questionable), Jonas Johansson: Lower Body (Questionable), Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out)
Senators Insights
- The Senators’ 241 goals on the season (3.1 per game) rank them 15th in the league.
- The Senators’ total of 270 goals conceded (3.5 per game) is 27th in the league.
- They have the 25th-ranked goal differential in the league at -29.
- With 48 power-play goals (on 269 chances), the Senators are 18th in the NHL.
- The Senators have the league’s 24th-ranked power-play percentage (17.84).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Senators have six.
- At 74.57, the Senators have the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Senators are 12th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.3%).
- The Senators’ 9.7% shooting percentage is 21st in the league.
- The Senators have shut out their opponent twice. They are averaging 20.7 hits and 16.6 blocked shots per game.
Senators Key Players
- Tim Stutzle has put up 70 points (0.9 per game) for Ottawa, with 18 goals and 52 assists in 75 games (playing 20:18 per game).
- Brady Tkachuk is a key piece of the offense for Ottawa with 68 total points this season. He has scored 34 goals and added 34 assists in 77 games.
- Claude Giroux’s 21 goals and 40 assists add up to 61 points this season.
- Joonas Korpisalo has a 20-25-4 record this season, with an .891 save percentage (58th in the league). He has 1303 saves, and has conceded 160 goals (3.2 goals against average).
Senators Injuries
Matthew Highmore: Upper Body (Out), Angus Crookshank: Lower Body (Questionable), Tim Stützle: Upper Body (Questionable), Travis Hamonic: Lower Body (Questionable), Joshua Norris: Upper Body (Out For Season)