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Ottawa looks to end home skid in matchup with Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Lightning (4-3-3, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (4-5, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay Lightning (4-3-3, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (4-5, eighth in the Atlantic Division)

Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators take on the Tampa Bay Lightning looking to break their three-game home losing streak.

Ottawa went 15-9-2 in Atlantic Division games and had a 39-35-8 record overall last season. The Senators scored 259 total goals last season, with 72 power-play goals and nine shorthanded goals.

Tampa Bay had a 46-30-6 record overall and went 14-14-4 in Atlantic Division games last season. The Lightning had a 25.4% power play success rate last season, scoring 71 goals on 280 chances.

INJURIES: Senators: Erik Brannstrom: day to day (undisclosed), Thomas Chabot: out (hand), Mark Kastelic: day to day (lower-body), Ridly Greig: day to day (lower-body), Artem Zub: day to day (concussion).

Lightning: Tyler Motte: out (upper body), Andrei Vasilevskiy: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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