Senators 5, Lightning 1
OTTAWA - - The Ottawa Senators put together just their third two-game winning streak since early December by defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 Monday night at Canadian Tire Centre.
Leading the way was a recently created line of wingers Zack Smith and Mark Stone and center Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Stone had two goals and an assist, while Pageau had a goal and two assists and Smith scored once. The line now has nine goals and 11 assists in four games since being united.
Winger Shane Prince had Ottawa's other goal against the Lightning, while winger J.T. Brown replied for the Lightning.
Senators goalie Craig Anderson made 31 saves for his 22nd win of the season. Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots.
The loss was just the second in 12 games for the Lightning.
Pageau had the only goal of the third period and it was an empty-netter, after Vasilevskiy was pulled for an extra attacker with over eight minutes left.
NOTES: Lightning No. 1 G Ben Bishop watched from the bench so he would be fresh for Tampa Bay's game in Montreal on Tuesday. Bishop, a former Senator, has a 8-0-3 record against his old team, but he is also 10-1-3 against the Canadiens. ... Senators LW Clarke MacArthur is practicing with the team and is close to participating in contract drills, according to coach Dave Cameron. MacArthur has not played since Oct. 14 because of a concussion. ... Senators D Jared Cowen was a healthy scratch for the third game in a row and 12th time in the past 17. ... Also scratched by the Senators was C Nick Paul, who was recalled Friday but has yet to make his NHL debut. ... Lightning D Matt Carle was scratched for the fourth consecutive game, while Tampa Bay C Jonathan Marchessault sat out his third in a row.