Overview
- Shane Pinto scored twice, tying the game on a second-period breakaway and netting the go-ahead goal with 1:47 remaining.
- Ottawa also scored through Dylan Cozens and Zub, with Claude Giroux adding an empty-net goal, while Brady Tkachuk recorded three assists.
- Brayden Point led Tampa Bay with a goal and two assists as Nikita Kucherov struck twice and Oliver Bjorkstrand converted on the power play.
- Linus Ullmark made 21 saves for the Senators, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 29 shots for the Lightning after limited preseason action.
- Both teams opened their seasons with this matchup, with Ottawa visiting Florida on Saturday and Tampa Bay hosting New Jersey the same night.