{"id":546003,"date":"2026-04-07T18:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/546003\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:23:17","slug":"how-to-watch-lightning-vs-senators-tv-channel-and-streaming-options-for-april-7-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/546003\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Lightning vs. Senators: TV channel and streaming options for April 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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April 7, 2026Updated 1:23 pm EDT<\/p>\n

The Tuesday NHL slate includes the Ottawa Senators (40-27-10) hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning (48-23-6) at Canadian Tire Centre, starting at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Senators are seventh in the Eastern Conference (90 points), and the Lightning are second in the Eastern Conference (102 points).<\/p>\n

How to watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Ottawa SenatorsTampa Bay vs. Ottawa odds<\/p>\n

Odds provided by BetMGM.<\/a><\/p>\n

Injury reportsSenators<\/p>\n

Nick Jensen: Out (Lower Body), <\/p>\n

Thomas Chabot: Out (Forearm), <\/p>\n

Dennis Gilbert: Out (Upper Body), <\/p>\n

Tyler Kleven: Out (Upper Body), <\/p>\n

Carter Yakemchuk: Out (Concussion)<\/p>\n

Lightning<\/p>\n

Brandon Hagel: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed), <\/p>\n

Anthony Cirelli: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed), <\/p>\n

Declan Carlile: Out (Undisclosed), <\/p>\n

Max Crozier: Out (Abdomen), <\/p>\n

Dominic James: Out (Leg), <\/p>\n

Victor Hedman: Out (Personal)<\/p>\n

Stats to know
\nTim Stutzle has 78 points on 33 goals and 45 assists this season.
\nLinus Ullmark has conceded 128 goals (2.8 goals-against average) and racked up 988 saves with an .885 save percentage (54th in the league).
\nOver 71 games played this season, Nikita Kucherov has collected126 points (1.6 per game), with 43 goals and 83 assists).
\nAndrei Vasilevskiy has a .912 save percentage (fourth-best in the league). He has 1,278 saves, and has allowed 126 goals (2.3 goals-against average).<\/p>\n

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Photo: Minas Panagiotakis, Mike Carlson, Bruce Bennett, Luke Hales \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

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