Brayden Point setup at center ice against Shane Pinto and when the puck was dropped, it was the Senators who came away with the puck first as the 2025-26 season was officially and running for the Lightning and Ottawa on opening night at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.
The Lightning off to a strong, but in the end, though Nikita Kucherov scored twice and Brayden Point walked away with three points, they were unable to come away with the win as Ottawa defeated Tampa 5-4.