It’s the Sunshine State sweep the Ottawa Senators need to avoid. Before the Senators head their separate ways for a two-week pause in the schedule for the 4-Nations Face-Off tournament, the club will try to halt its two-game losing streak on Saturday night against the Florida Panthers at the Amerant Bank Arena.

If the Lightning end up making a push to the postseason, these might end up being the days that began their second-half surge. When the week began, they were outside a playoff spot with two games against an Ottawa team four points ahead of them in the Atlantic Division standings.

Without Shane Pinto and Josh Norris, the Ottawa Senators struggled to generate offense. They managed just one goal in the 5-1 loss to the Lightning. The post Ottawa Senators Postgame: Sens Fall to Lightning,