New Jersey Devils @ Tampa Bay Lightning

5-3-1, 0-2-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Devils NJ	2	1	0	3
Lightning TB	2	3	3	8

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

8-2-1, 5-1-0 Home

New Jersey Devils


forwards
Brian BoyleB. Boyle#11
Blake ColemanB. Coleman#20
Jean-Sebastien DeaJ. Dea#10
Taylor HallT. Hall#9
Nico HischierN. Hischier#13
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Stefan NoesenS. Noesen#23
Kyle PalmieriK. Palmieri#21
Kevin RooneyK. Rooney#58
Miles WoodM. Wood#44
Pavel ZachaP. Zacha#37
Travis ZajacT. Zajac#19
defensemen
Will ButcherW. Butcher#8
Andy GreeneA. Greene#6
Ben LovejoyB. Lovejoy#12
Mirco MuellerM. Mueller#25
Damon SeversonD. Severson#28
Sami VatanenS. Vatanen#45

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	16	13:50	3:14	1:42	8:54	1	2	33.3
0	0	1	1	1	0	2	4	1	0	1	19	14:07	0:06	0:16	13:45	1	2	33.3
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	9:52	0:12	0:00	9:40	1	0	100.0
0	1	-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	25	20:23	3:20	0:12	16:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	19:42	3:20	0:36	15:46	5	8	38.5
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:01	1:20	0:00	11:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	20	14:30	1:14	0:00	13:16	2	1	66.7
1	0	-2	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	25	18:50	3:20	0:36	14:54	0	3	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	14	9:21	0:00	1:47	7:34	2	8	20.0
1	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	19	14:26	1:14	0:00	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	14:14	0:00	1:14	13:00	5	10	33.3
1	0	2	2	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	23	15:29	0:12	1:47	13:30	10	6	62.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:38	3:07	0:12	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:09	0:06	2:58	18:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:17	0:00	3:22	12:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	28	20:36	0:06	0:59	19:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	18:28	1:26	0:12	16:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	5	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	29	21:38	1:33	1:23	18:42	0	0	0.0

goalies
Keith KinkaidK. Kinkaid#1
Cory SchneiderC. Schneider#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
38	7	31	.816	28	0	3	0	0	45:02	0
6	1	5	.833	5	0	0	0	0	14:58	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Ryan CallahanR. Callahan#24
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Adam ErneA. Erne#73
Yanni GourdeY. Gourde#37
Tyler JohnsonT. Johnson#9
Mathieu JosephM. Joseph#7
Alex KillornA. Killorn#17
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
J.T. MillerJ.T. Miller#10
Cedric PaquetteC. Paquette#13
Brayden PointB. Point#21
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
defensemen
Braydon CoburnB. Coburn#55
Dan GirardiD. Girardi#5
Slater KoekkoekS. Koekkoek#29
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
Mikhail SergachevM. Sergachev#98
Anton StralmanA. Stralman#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:12	0:00	0:33	10:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	15:12	0:00	2:08	13:04	8	6	57.1
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	12:05	1:45	0:00	10:20	0	0	0.0
0	3	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:45	2:29	1:17	13:59	0	0	0.0
1	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:15	3:09	1:27	14:39	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	19	14:23	0:00	1:21	13:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	22	15:56	1:24	2:02	12:30	0	0	0.0
2	1	1	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	22	15:05	2:20	0:00	12:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	17:07	2:04	0:00	15:03	3	3	50.0
0	1	-1	2	0	1	2	7	6	0	0	15	8:43	0:00	0:44	7:59	8	8	50.0
1	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:54	3:25	0:00	14:29	10	4	71.4
1	2	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	15:40	2:04	0:00	13:36	9	4	69.2
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	0	1	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	27	19:51	0:00	1:17	18:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	24	17:40	0:00	1:52	15:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	4	1	2	3	0	0	23	15:11	0:00	0:00	15:11	0	0	0.0
1	2	2	5	1	3	0	0	3	1	3	27	21:17	1:36	2:28	17:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	18:49	2:01	1:01	15:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	4	2	0	25	22:23	0:28	2:54	19:01	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	3	27	.900	23	0	4	0	0	59:46	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Devils	2	1	0	3
	Lightning	2	3	3	8

1st Period		NJ	TB
1:01	Miles Wood (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sami Vatanen (5), Mirco Mueller (5)	1	0
5:04	Travis Zajac (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Miles Wood (4)	2	0
7:30	Braydon Coburn (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brayden Point (4), Yanni Gourde (6)	2	1
13:30	Braydon Coburn (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Cedric Paquette (1), Adam Erne (2)	2	2

2nd Period		NJ	TB
0:31	Brayden Point (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Yanni Gourde (7), Tyler Johnson (4)	2	3
6:33	Nikita Kucherov (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Ryan McDonagh (5), Steven Stamkos (5)	2	4
8:08	Steven Stamkos (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (7), Brayden Point (5)	2	5
16:47	Kyle Palmieri (9) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Taylor Hall (10), Will Butcher (5)	3	5

3rd Period		NJ	TB
3:40	Tyler Johnson (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brayden Point (6), Ryan McDonagh (6)	3	6
5:02	Nikita Kucherov (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: J.T. Miller (7), Steven Stamkos (6)	3	7
5:51	Ryan McDonagh (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brayden Point (7), Yanni Gourde (8)	3	8

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Devils
3
Lightning
8

Game 1

10/30

Devils
2
Lightning
5

Game 2

11/25

Lightning
5
Devils
1

Game 3

12/3

Benchmark International Arena

7:30 PM, October 30, 2018Coverage: ESPN+

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Darren Gibbs

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	10	3	47
Philadelphia	18	10	7	43
Washington	19	12	5	43
NY Islanders	19	13	4	42
New Jersey	20	15	1	41
NY Rangers	18	16	4	40
Pittsburgh	15	11	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	21	13	3	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Montreal	19	12	5	43
Boston	20	16	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	18	13	4	40
Buffalo	17	14	4	38
Toronto	15	15	5	35

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New Jersey Devils @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

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