In the 1st of 2 games against an Ottawa team it is chasing, Tampa Bay gets 2 critical points with a 3rd period to remember.

A snap shot by Claude Giroux from the top of the circles tied the game at two goals a side. Forward Brandon Hagel entered the zone with speed early in the third period and then ripped a shot over the glove of Ullmark from the high slot.

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 that snapped the Ottawa Senators' five-game winning streak.