Point has goal, 3 assists as Lightning beat Senators 5-2

Updated Mar. 1, 2022 9:58 p.m. ET

Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point had a goal and three assists, Steven Stamkos extended his goal streak to five games, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rebounded from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Point has five goals and 11 points during a seven-game point streak, and has a goal in three straight games. Stamkos has scored six times and added a pair of assists during his run.

Nikita Kucherov, Corey Perry and Mikhail Sergachev also scored for the Lightning, who moved past Florida into first place in the Atlantic Division. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves.

Ottawa got first-period goals from Tyler Ennis and Zach Sanford, and Matt Murray stopped 17 shots.

After Stamkos scored from the left circle during a power play off a back-hand pass from along the right-wing boards by Kucherov at 5:18 of the second, Perry put the Lightning ahead 4-2 with 3:52 to go in the period.

Tampa Bay tied it at 2 when Kucherov scored on a back-hander 7:15 into the first and Point beat Murray from the left circle with 5:11 left in the period.

Kucherov has both a goal and an assist in four consecutive games.

Ottawa beat Vasilevskiy on its first two shots as Ennis and Sanford scored in the opening 3:43. Ennis stopped a 13-game goal drought with a nifty redirection of Thomas Chabot’s blue-line shot at 1:11.

Sergachev snapped a 40-game goal drought midway through the third.

NUMBERS

Stamkos moved past Jean Beliveau and Ray Bourque into sole possession of 30th place all-time with his 174th power-play goal. Next on the list are Michel Goulet and Mark Messier, who are tied with 179. ... Ottawa center Colin White had an assist and has two points in two games after missing the first 50 games of the season with a shoulder injury. ... The Lightning are 14-1-2 at home since Nov. 21.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Senators: Chabot and fellow defenseman Nikita Zaitsev returned after missing one game with a non-COVID-19 illness. Chabot lost 13 pounds over two days. ... Ottawa canceled practice Monday because just over one-third of its players were ill.

Lightning: Defenseman Erik Cernak, who left Saturday’s game early after getting hit in the head on a check, played.

UP NEXT

Senators: Play the second of a five-game trip Thursday night at Florida.

Lightning: Host Pittsburgh on Thursday night.

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