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Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils

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Noesen's overtime goal lifts Devils past Lightning 3-2

Stefan Noesen nets power-play OT winner for the Devils

Ondrej Palat and Jack Hughes also scored for New Jersey, which was coming off a 1-4-1 road trip since a 4-2 win over Carolina at home on Dec. 27. Markstrom is 21-8-3 in his first season with the Devils.

Noesen got his 17th goal 3:19 into the extra session with Nick Paul in the penalty box for tripping. Jesper Bratt had two assists in New Jersey’s sixth straight victory at home.

Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov scored for Tampa Bay.

Palat opened the scoring at 8:09 of the first period with his 10th goal, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Bratt.

Hedman tied it with his sixth at 9:57.

Hughes whipped a high shot past Tampa Bay netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy at 15:16 of the second to put New Jersey ahead 2-1 with his 17th goal.

But after the Lightning failed to convert on two power-play chances early in the third, Kucherov scored his 18th on a breakaway at 8:05.

Vasilevskiy finished with 23 saves.

Takeaways Lightning: Lost their fourth straight on the road.

Devils: Improved to 19-10-2 since a 3-0 loss at Calgary on Nov. 1.

Key moment Markstrom denied the Lighthing on two power plays early in the third. His best stop was a sprawling glove save on Brayden Point at 3:19.

Key stats The Devils are 21-0-1 when leading after two periods. Hughes leads the team with 52 points.

Up next Lightning: Visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.

Devils: Host the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

TB wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:10 Ondrej Palat Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Dougie Hamilton (23), Jesper Bratt (35)
Goal 1st Period 9:57 Victor Hedman Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Paul (13)
Goal 2nd Period 15:16 Jack Hughes Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 8:05 Nikita Kucherov Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (27), Ryan McDonagh (12)
Goal 4th Period 3:19 Stefan Noesen Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (35), Jesper Bratt (36)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 19
14 Hits 27
5 Takeaways 1
25 Shots 26
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 26
54.4 Faceoff Win Percent 45.6
15 Giveaways 20
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonas Siegenthaler, D Out May 4
Brett Pesce, D Injured Reserve Apr 13
Jacob Markstrom, G Out Apr 10
Luke Hughes, D Out Apr 9
Arseny Gritsyuk, RW Out Apr 2
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pontus Holmberg, RW Out May 5

Game Information

Prudential Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 16,514 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Carolina 53 22 113 7
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/phi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Washington 43 30 95 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cbj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Columbus 40 30 92 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">New Jersey 42 37 87 3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Rangers 34 39 77 9
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