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Lightning win 8th straight, 4-1 over Senators

Tampa Bay Lighting goaltender Ben Bishop makes a shoulder save against the Ottawa Senators during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Otttawa, Ontario. (Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Lighting goaltender Ben Bishop makes a shoulder save against the Ottawa Senators during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Otttawa, Ontario. (Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press via AP)

By Associated Press March 3, 2016 1 min read

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – Ben Bishop made 33 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning tied a franchise record with their eighth straight victory, 4-1 over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

Cedric Paquette, Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos – into an empty net – scored for the Lightning, who wrapped up a four-game road trip.

Marc Methot scored the lone goal for the Senators. Andrew Hammond, making his first start since Feb. 11, made 25 saves.