Senators vs Lightning Picks and Prediction – 2/5/2025

The Ottawa Senators are heading to Amalie Arena on Tuesday, where they will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. get the rest of our free NHL picks here! The Senators come into this game with a 28-20-4 record which places them third in the Atlantic. Ottawa is riding a four game win streak, most recently defeating the Minnesota Wild 6-0 on Saturday. Linus Ullmark will be the Senators’ starting goaltender on Tuesday, he’s posted a 2.38 goal against average to go along with a 12-7-2 record. Ottawa is scoring 2.83 goals per game, while giving up 2.67 defensively.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have fallen to fourth place in the Atlantic division, coming into Tuesday night’s game with a 27-20-4 record. Tampa Bay has dropped three of their last four games, most recently suffering a 3-2 lost to the New York Islanders on Saturday. Andrei Vasilevskiy will be Tampa Bay’s starting goaltender on Tuesday, he’s posted a 2.30 goals against average to go along with his 21-15-3 record. Nikita Kucherov currently sits third in the entire NHL with 76 points through just 49 games played. The Lightning are the third highest scoring team in the NHL at 3.45 goals per game, while giving up 2.78 defensively.

The Senators are looking to extend their win streak to five games on Tuesday, while the Lightning hope to bounce back after a loss from the Islanders. Expect this to be a very close game however, the Lightning get it done on home ice. Final score prediction, Tampa Bay wins, but the play is on the over 4-3.