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Tampa Bay Lightning 8, New Jersey Devils 4 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 8, New Jersey Devils 4. Shots on goal: TBL 35, NJD 37. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 4-1 NJD; P2 TBL 2-1 NJD; P3 TBL 2-2 NJD.

Scoring plays: P1 02:57 Nick Paul (assists: Scott Sabourin) to make it TBL 1-0 NJD; P1 03:48 Darren Raddysh (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel) to make it TBL 2-0 NJD; P1 07:00 Luke Hughes (assists: Brenden Dillon, Paul Cotter) to make it TBL 2-1 NJD; P1 07:56 Pontus Holmberg (assists: J.J. Moser, Yanni Gourde) to make it TBL 3-1 NJD; P1 15:00 Jake Guentzel (assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Darren Raddysh) to make it TBL 4-1 NJD; P2 06:19 Oliver Bjorkstrand (assists: Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point) to make it TBL 5-1 NJD; P2 13:12 Jesper Bratt (assists: Simon Nemec, Stefan Noesen) to make it TBL 5-2 NJD; P2 16:35 Brandon Hagel (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Declan Carlile) to make it TBL 6-2 NJD; P3 03:13 Angus Crookshank (assists: Colton White, Simon Nemec) to make it TBL 6-3 NJD; P3 07:55 Brayden Point (assists: Nikita Kucherov, J.J. Moser) to make it TBL 7-3 NJD; P3 15:28 Paul Cotter (assists: Cody Glass, Luke Hughes) to make it TBL 7-4 NJD; P3 15:57 Oliver Bjorkstrand (assists: Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov) to make it TBL 8-4 NJD. Top skaters: Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 0 G, 4 A; Oliver Bjorkstrand (TBL) 2 G, 1 A; Jake Guentzel (TBL) 1 G, 2 A; Brayden Point (TBL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 4 saves on 7; Jake Allen (NJD) 23 saves on 28, decision L; Jonas Johansson (TBL) 33 saves on 37, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· TBL
0 G, 4 A, 4 PTS, 4 SOG Β· 16:12 TOI
Goals Β· TBL
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG Β· 13:47 TOI
Goaltending Β· TBL
33 saves on 37 shots (.892) Β· W
Season highs
Nikita Kucherov Β· Season-high 4 pointsOliver Bjorkstrand Β· Season-high 3 pointsOliver Bjorkstrand Β· Season-high 2 goals

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

πŸ“Š Game Flow

TBL 4 largest lead P2 6:19 (TBL 5, NJD 1) Β· 3-0 run, P1 7:56–P2 6:19
NJD 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:57 Nick Paul (Scott Sabourin) TBL Β· snap shot Β· TBL 1, NJD 0
  • P1 3:48 Darren Raddysh (Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel) TBL Β· slap shot Β· TBL 2, NJD 0
  • P1 7:00 Luke Hughes (Brenden Dillon, Paul Cotter) NJD Β· snap shot Β· TBL 2, NJD 1
  • P1 7:56 Pontus Holmberg (J.J. Moser, Yanni Gourde) TBL Β· backhand shot Β· TBL 3, NJD 1
  • P1 15:00 Jake Guentzel (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Darren Raddysh) TBL Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 4, NJD 1
  • P2 6:19 Oliver Bjorkstrand (Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point) TBL Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 5, NJD 1
  • P2 13:12 Jesper Bratt (Simon Nemec, Stefan Noesen) NJD Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 5, NJD 2
  • P2 16:35 Brandon Hagel (Nikita Kucherov, Declan Carlile) TBL Β· Power play Β· snap shot Β· TBL 6, NJD 2
  • P3 3:13 Angus Crookshank (Colton White, Simon Nemec) NJD Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 6, NJD 3
  • P3 7:55 Brayden Point (Nikita Kucherov, J.J. Moser) TBL Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 7, NJD 3
  • P3 15:28 Paul Cotter (Cody Glass, Luke Hughes) NJD Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 7, NJD 4
  • P3 15:57 Oliver Bjorkstrand (Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov) TBL Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 8, NJD 4

Linescore

123 T
TBL 422 8
NJD 112 4

Shots on goal: TBL 35, NJD 37

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 4 goals in P1 β€” the biggest single period of the game.

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

TBLNJD
35Shots on goal37
56Shot attempts63
34Faceoff wins32
15Hits32
13Blocked shots13
2Power-play goals1
2Takeaways6
7Giveaways14
11Penalty minutes11
89.2%Save %77.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL1513735
NJD1561637

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning8 G Β· 41 attempts
Brandon Hagel: saved (snap)Emil Lilleberg: saved (wrist)Nick Paul: goal (snap)Darren Raddysh: goal (slap)Brandon Hagel: saved (snap)J.J. Moser: saved (wrist)Pontus Holmberg: goal (backhand)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (snap)Max Crozier: saved (wrist)Anthony Cirelli: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (wrist)Nick Paul: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: goal (wrist)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (wrist)Declan Carlile: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)J.J. Moser: saved (snap)Declan Carlile: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (snap)Pontus Holmberg: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: goal (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)J.J. Moser: missed the netAnthony Cirelli: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Jake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Declan Carlile: saved (slap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: goal (snap)Emil Lilleberg: missed the netMax Crozier: missed the netJ.J. Moser: saved (wrist)Brayden Point: goal (wrist)J.J. Moser: saved (wrist)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (wrist)Yanni Gourde: saved (backhand)Oliver Bjorkstrand: goal (wrist)Curtis Douglas: saved (snap)
  • 8Goals20% of attempts
  • 27Saved66% of attempts
  • 6Missed the net15% of attempts
New Jersey Devils4 G Β· 49 attempts
Luke Hughes: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (snap)Paul Cotter: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: saved (backhand)Connor Brown: missed the netCody Glass: saved (snap)Colton White: saved (wrist)Jonas Siegenthaler: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Stefan Noesen: saved (wrist)Stefan Noesen: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: goal (snap)Paul Cotter: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netAngus Crookshank: saved (snap)Simon Nemec: missed the netSimon Nemec: saved (slap)Stefan Noesen: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Stefan Noesen: saved (snap)Paul Cotter: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: goal (wrist)Jesper Bratt: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (snap)Jonas Siegenthaler: saved (snap)Xavier Parent: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (slap)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: missed the netAngus Crookshank: goal (wrist)Ondrej Palat: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (tip-in)Simon Nemec: missed the netAngus Crookshank: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netJonas Siegenthaler: saved (snap)Jonas Siegenthaler: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (snap)Simon Nemec: saved (slap)Stefan Noesen: saved (slap)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the netPaul Cotter: goal (wrist)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (deflected)
  • 4Goals8% of attempts
  • 33Saved67% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net24% of attempts

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

πŸ’ Box Score

TBL skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nikita Kucherov R 044+240016:12
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 213031013:47
Jake Guentzel C 123+120115:22
Darren Raddysh D 112+212123:09
Brandon Hagel L 112+241216:55
Brayden Point C 112+120115:27
J.J. Moser D 022+240020:49
Pontus Holmberg R 101+220016:19
Nick Paul L 101020012:38
Yanni Gourde C 011+211119:31
Declan Carlile D 011+232016:04
Scott Sabourin R 011000109:08
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 000-132020:59
Emil Lilleberg D 000+113219:23
Zemgus Girgensons C 000+103118:44
Max Crozier D 000010217:12
Anthony Cirelli C 000010114:17
Curtis Douglas C 000010009:48
TBL goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jonas Johansson W 333789.2459:22
NJD skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Luke Hughes D 112010123:52
Paul Cotter L 112036014:04
Simon Nemec D 022-231120:52
Jesper Bratt L 101-143016:46
Angus Crookshank C 101+131010:24
Brenden Dillon D 011004319:37
Stefan Noesen R 011-251015:59
Cody Glass C 011031015:46
Colton White D 011014214:46
Dougie Hamilton D 000-241019:53
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000-100019:44
Connor Brown R 000-100019:20
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000-242117:23
Nico Hischier C 000-232117:21
Dawson Mercer C 000-110116:45
Ondrej Palat L 000-124314:43
Luke Glendening C 000001010:16
Xavier Parent C 000-101009:42
NJD goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom β€” 4757.1307:56
Jake Allen L 232882.1552:02

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