(Ottawa) A goal from Ondrej Palat late in the third period helped the Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Saturday.
Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos, Jan Rutta and Anthony Cirelli also hit the mark for the Lightning, who amassed at least one point in a fifth straight game (4-0-1).
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Connor Brown, new captain Brady Tkachuk and Logan Shaw responded for the Senators, who lost a second straight game.
Brian Elliott secured the win with 24 saves for the Lightning. Matt Murray blocked 29 pucks for the Ottawa Troop.
Stamkos broke a 2-2 tie halfway through the third period with his sixth goal of the season. He was left alone near the net and he jumped on a loose puck to thread the needle.
Palat hit the target with less than two minutes to go and Cirelli added a goal into an empty net.
Shaw closed the gap for the Senators with only 16 seconds left, but it was already too little, too late.