March 28, 2026Updated 11:23 am EDT
The NHL schedule on Saturday includes a game between the Tampa Bay Lightning (44-21-6) and the Ottawa Senators (38-24-10), starting at 1 p.m. ET at Benchmark International Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Lightning rank third with 94 points and the Senators are ninth with 86 points in the Eastern Conference.
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Injury reportsLightning
Declan Carlile: Out (Undisclosed),
Max Crozier: Out (Abdomen),
Dominic James: Out (Leg),
Victor Hedman: Out (Illness)
Senators
Nick Jensen: Out (Lower Body),
Lassi Thomson: Out (Lower Body),
Dennis Gilbert: Out (Upper Body),
Jake Sanderson: Out (Upper Body),
Thomas Chabot: Out (Arm)
Stats to know
Nikita Kucherov has 121 points on 40 goals and 81 assists this season.
Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 115 goals (2.33 goals-against average) and recorded 1,166 saves.
Over 72 games played this season, Tim Stutzle has 74 points (one per game), with 32 goals and 42 assists.
Linus Ullmark has played 42 games this season, conceding 115 goals (2.8 goals-against average) with 912 saves and an .888 save percentage (52nd in the league).
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Mar 28, 2026
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