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Ottawa at Tampa Bay

March 28, 2026
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This is the first meeting since the first week of the season, when Ottawa won 5-4. The Senators have won four of five, although their four-game win streak was snapped 4-3 in a shootout against Pittsburgh on Thursday. Tampa Bay went OVER for the sixth time in a row while losing 4-3 in overtime against Seattle. Twelve of the past 16 meetings at Tampa Bay have gone OVER, and the Lightning are on a 9-3 OVER run against Eastern Conference opponents. The Senators have won eight of the past 11 meetings overall. Linus Ullmark is 23-10-8 with a 2.75 goals-against average for the Senators. Andrei Vasilevskiy was the loser against the Kraken, and he has allowed seven goals on 44 shots in his past two games. Ottawa can't afford to lose too many games if it wants to play in the postseason. Take the Senators and the OVER.

2 units on Ottawa +136 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 4.72)
Result:
LOSS
1.5 units on Game Total OVER 6 -113 (risk 1.5 to return 2.83)
Result:
PUSH
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