The Lightning knew the importance of Tuesday’s game against the Senators, the first of two against them this week at Amalie Arena. Tampa Bay entered the night out of a playoff spot and looking up at Ottawa in the standings.

Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning the lead for good in a 4-3 win that snapped the Ottawa Senators’ five-game winning streak.

A snap shot by Claude Giroux from the top of the circles tied the game at two goals a side. Forward Brandon Hagel entered the zone with speed early in the third period and then ripped a shot over the glove of Ullmark from the high slot.