Hockey bettors look for value at St. Pete Times Forum on Tuesday as host Tampa Bay battles the Ottawa Senators in hockey odds action.

Tampa Bay battles the Senators, currently with a 34-25-8 mark. The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 41-23-1 for the Lightning and 34-32-1 for the Senators.



View Ottawa vs Tampa Bay Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Lightning were listed as -120 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 5.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 25 (Lightning) and the No. 14 (Senators) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Tampa Bay's No. 9-ranked offense, averaging 2.8 goals per game, against a Senators defense that ranks No. 24 at 3 goals allowed. The Lightning power play is averaging 15% while the Senators defense kills off 81.6% of their penalties.

Ottawa was a 4-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Panthers. They lost as -115 favorites, while the total score of 6 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.

In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 4-3 Sportsbook on the road against the Hurricanes. Bettors on Tampa Bay at +157 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.


Ottawa Senators Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Florida are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

Tampa Bay Lightning Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing Carolina are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few Senators at Lightning trends to consider:
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Tampa Bay's last 24 games at home


Next up:
Ottawa home to NY Rangers, Thursday, March 8
Tampa Bay at Washington, Thursday, March 8