One of the main differences between a young and talented team and a more experienced team with talent is patience. On Saturday afternoon that proved to be the deciding factor as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Ottawa Senators, 5-2. The Bolts scored three times in the final period to break open a 2-2 games. Brian Elliott made 24 saves on 27 shots to pick up the win while Victor Hedman, Jan Rutta, Steven Stamkos, Ondrej Palat, and Anthony Cirelli scored the goals.
Along with Elliott getting the rare start, Fredrik Claesson suited up in place of the suspended Mikhail Sergachev.