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New Jersey Devils 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3. Shots on goal: NJD 31, TBL 17. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 3-0 TBL; P2 NJD 0-2 TBL; P3 NJD 2-1 TBL.

Scoring plays: P1 08:30 Timo Meier (assists: Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer) to make it NJD 1-0 TBL; P1 10:17 Connor Brown (assists: Arseny Gritsyuk, Luke Hughes) to make it NJD 2-0 TBL; P1 13:48 Nico Hischier (assists: Timo Meier, Luke Hughes) to make it NJD 3-0 TBL; P2 07:31 Yanni Gourde (assists: Brayden Point, Max Crozier) to make it NJD 3-1 TBL; P2 17:23 Ryan McDonagh (assists: Brandon Hagel, Max Crozier) to make it NJD 3-2 TBL; P3 04:48 Jesper Bratt to make it NJD 4-2 TBL; P3 06:29 Connor Brown (assists: Arseny Gritsyuk, Simon Nemec) to make it NJD 5-2 TBL; P3 16:17 Darren Raddysh (assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Gage Goncalves) to make it NJD 5-3 TBL. Top skaters: Connor Brown (NJD) 2 G, 0 A; Timo Meier (NJD) 1 G, 1 A; Nico Hischier (NJD) 1 G, 1 A; Luke Hughes (NJD) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 14 saves on 17, decision W; Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 24 saves on 29, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Connor Brown
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 14:45 TOI
Goals · NJD
Nico Hischier
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 19:59 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
Jacob Markstrom
14 saves on 17 shots (.824) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NJD 3 largest lead P1 13:48 (NJD 3, TBL 0) · 3-0 run, P1 8:30–P1 13:48
TBL 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 7:31–P2 17:23
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 8:30 Timo Meier (Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer) NJD · poke shot · NJD 1, TBL 0
  • P1 10:17 Connor Brown (Arseny Gritsyuk, Luke Hughes) NJD · tip-in shot · NJD 2, TBL 0
  • P1 13:48 Nico Hischier (Timo Meier, Luke Hughes) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 3, TBL 0
  • P2 7:31 Yanni Gourde (Brayden Point, Max Crozier) TBL · wrist shot · NJD 3, TBL 1
  • P2 17:23 Ryan McDonagh (Brandon Hagel, Max Crozier) TBL · slap shot · NJD 3, TBL 2
  • P3 4:48 Jesper Bratt NJD · Shorthanded · wrist shot · NJD 4, TBL 2
  • P3 6:29 Connor Brown (Arseny Gritsyuk, Simon Nemec) NJD · wrist shot · NJD 5, TBL 2
  • P3 16:17 Darren Raddysh (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Gage Goncalves) TBL · wrist shot · NJD 5, TBL 3

Linescore

123 T
NJD 302 5
TBL 021 3

Shots on goal: NJD 29, TBL 17

Biggest Period

The New Jersey Devils scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NJDTBL
31Shots on goal17
72Shot attempts46
34Faceoff wins25
27Hits25
24Blocked shots17
0Power-play goals0
6Takeaways3
14Giveaways16
6Penalty minutes8
82.4%Save %82.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD177731
TBL27817

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils5 G · 45 attempts
Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (slap)Brenden Dillon: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: goal (poke)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: goal (tip-in)Jack Hughes: saved (tip-in)Dougie Hamilton: saved (snap)Brenden Dillon: missed the netNico Hischier: goal (wrist)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: saved (tip-in)Jack Hughes: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (slap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netSimon Nemec: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (snap)Zack MacEwen: saved (tip-in)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netOndrej Palat: saved (tip-in)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (snap)Timo Meier: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: missed the netCody Glass: missed the netOndrej Palat: missed the netJack Hughes: missed the netJesper Bratt: goal (wrist)Zack MacEwen: missed the netPaul Cotter: missed the netConnor Brown: goal (wrist)Jesper Bratt: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (backhand)Jack Hughes: saved (deflected)Zack MacEwen: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: saved (slap)Jack Hughes: missed the net
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 26Saved58% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net31% of attempts
Tampa Bay Lightning3 G · 27 attempts
Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Max Crozier: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Conor Geekie: missed the netErik Cernak: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Yanni Gourde: goal (wrist)Conor Geekie: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: missed the netPontus Holmberg: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: saved (wrist)Conor Geekie: saved (wrist)Ryan McDonagh: goal (slap)Conor Geekie: missed the netDarren Raddysh: missed the netAnthony Cirelli: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netDarren Raddysh: goal (wrist)Yanni Gourde: saved (wrist)Jake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Jake Guentzel: saved (tip-in)Victor Hedman: saved (slap)Anthony Cirelli: saved (tip-in)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals11% of attempts
  • 14Saved52% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net37% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Connor Brown R 202031114:45
Nico Hischier C 112+230219:59
Timo Meier R 112+120217:14
Luke Hughes D 022+121120:32
Arseny Gritsyuk R 022+131013:14
Jesper Bratt L 101+131118:06
Dawson Mercer C 011+301419:08
Simon Nemec D 011020115:01
Brett Pesce D 000-104321:30
Brenden Dillon D 000004320:14
Jack Hughes C 000071019:19
Dougie Hamilton D 000+211018:51
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000+200117:01
Ondrej Palat L 000-113314:29
Paul Cotter L 000-203012:59
Luke Glendening C 000-205112:52
Cody Glass C 000+200011:57
Zack MacEwen R 000021107:12
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom W 141782.4359:48
TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Max Crozier D 022+101215:57
Ryan McDonagh D 101010220:22
Darren Raddysh D 101-220217:38
Yanni Gourde C 101-123015:33
Brayden Point C 011-100020:07
Brandon Hagel L 011-100118:10
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 011-110012:16
Gage Goncalves C 011001010:21
Victor Hedman D 000011227:17
Jake Guentzel C 000041124:31
Anthony Cirelli C 000-123221:45
Nikita Kucherov R 000-211120:32
Erik Cernak D 000-113317:13
Emil Lilleberg D 000-101017:10
Pontus Holmberg R 000003109:54
Jack Finley C 000001009:05
Conor Geekie C 000024008:58
Mitchell Chaffee R 000002008:28
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy L 242982.8556:43

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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New Jersey Devils 1-1-0 W1 L10 1-1-0 Next game recap: @ CBJ · Mon, Oct 13
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