Lightning vs Senators Picks and Prediction – 10/15/2023

The Tampa Bay Lightning are headed north to the Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday, where they will face the Ottawa Senators. Get the rest of our free NHL picks! The Lightning kicked off their season on Tuesday night, when they defeated the Nashville Predators 5-3. Jonas Johansson made 31 saves in his Lightning debut, after star goaltender Andre Vasilevskiy was ruled out for 6-8 weeks. Tampa Bay will now face the Red Wings on Saturday night, before heading to Ottawa.

Matt Tomkins is expected to be the starting goaltender for Tampa Bay on Sunday, the seventh round draft pick in 2012 will be making his long awaited NHL debut. The Tampa Bay Lightning finished last season with 98 points, placing them third in Atlantic Division. Nikita Kucherov was once again brilliant last year, leading Tampa Bay with 83 assists and 113 points. Brayden Point also had his best year with the Lightning in 2022-23, scoring a team-leading 51 goals.

The Ottawa Senators will be playing their third game of the season on Sunday, first losing to the Hurricanes on Wednesday, followed by a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Anton Forsberg made 21 saves in his season debut on Saturday, while Senators defenceman Jacob Chychurn netted two goals and an assist in the win.

Joonas Korpisalo will be making his second start with the Ottawa Senators on Sunday, last season with the Los Angeles Kings he posted a .921 save percentage and a 2.13 goals against average. Senators star left winger Tim Stützle had a breakout year for Ottawa last season, the 21 year old led his team with 39 goals and 51 assists. The Ottawa Senators made a splash in free agency this summer by signing Valdimir Tarasenko from the St. Louis Blues.