Devils 4-3 Lightning (18 Feb, 2018) Box Score

New Jersey Devils

30-20-8, 14-10-5 away

	1	2	3	T
NJ	1	2	1	4
TB	1	1	1	3

Tampa Bay Lightning

39-17-3, 20-6-1 home

New Jersey Devils


forwards
J. Bratt LW
B. Coleman C
T. Hall LW
J. Hayes RW
N. Hischier C
N. Lappin RW
S. Noesen RW
K. Palmieri C
D. Stafford RW
M. Wood LW
P. Zacha C
T. Zajac C
defensemen
W. Butcher D
A. Greene D
B. Lovejoy D
J. Moore D
D. Severson D
S. Vatanen D

											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	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	24	16:35	2:58	1:34	12:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	25	15:16	0:00	4:58	10:18	2	3	40.0
0	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	25	20:05	4:08	0:46	15:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	8:01	1:39	0:18	6:04	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	26	19:21	3:03	2:05	14:13	11	7	61.1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	7:28	0:00	0:00	7:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	1	1	2	3	0	1	21	13:47	0:05	0:05	13:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	26	16:37	3:03	4:36	8:58	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:07	1:52	0:35	6:40	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	6	2	0	2	4	0	0	0	17	10:35	0:07	0:14	10:14	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	23	16:19	2:57	3:48	9:34	5	11	31.3
0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	30	20:00	1:11	6:08	12:41	14	6	70.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	13:49	2:57	0:57	9:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	30	23:05	0:00	7:05	16:00	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	16:23	0:00	7:05	9:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	29	19:13	0:00	3:32	15:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	18:49	2:26	1:45	14:38	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	32	25:25	3:34	3:04	18:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
E. Lack G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
51	3	48	.941	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
R. Callahan RW
C. Conacher C
A. Erne LW
Y. Gourde C
T. Johnson C
A. Killorn LW
N. Kucherov RW
C. Kunitz LW
V. Namestnikov C
C. Paquette C
B. Point C
S. Stamkos C
defensemen
B. Coburn D
D. Girardi D
V. Hedman D
M. Sergachev D
A. Stralman D
A. Sustr D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:19	3:55	2:27	8:57	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	7:12	0:48	0:00	6:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	8:44	1:18	0:00	7:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	22	16:50	4:08	0:32	12:10	3	1	75.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:50	4:47	0:52	12:11	2	2	50.0
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	23:56	6:44	2:09	15:03	2	0	100.0
0	1	-2	11	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	21	21:18	6:09	0:00	15:09	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	13:22	1:55	2:27	9:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:01	4:14	0:00	7:47	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	7:30	0:48	0:00	6:42	1	3	25.0
1	0	-3	6	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	26	22:06	4:17	2:14	15:35	12	12	50.0
1	0	-1	7	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	20:15	6:13	1:19	12:43	6	9	40.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	20	15:57	0:00	3:20	12:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	23	20:43	1:40	2:38	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	28	27:13	5:39	2:25	19:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	21	15:31	4:47	0:15	10:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	5	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	27	19:56	1:18	3:22	15:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	14	10:26	0:00	0:00	10:26	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Vasilevskiy G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	4	24	.857	0	0	0	0	0	57:51	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.

		1	2	3	T
	Devils	1	2	1	4
	Lightning	1	1	1	3

1st Period			NJ	TB
2:59		Ben Lovejoy (2) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	1	0
12:41		Chris Kunitz (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ryan Callahan (8)	1	1

2nd Period		NJ	TB
2:47	Brayden Point (21) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Yanni Gourde (22), Mikhail Sergachev (23)	1	2
3:13	Nico Hischier (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Taylor Hall (38), Sami Vatanen (16)	2	2
6:27	Pavel Zacha (5) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Sami Vatanen (17), Ben Lovejoy (6)	3	2

3rd Period			NJ	TB
1:24		Miles Wood (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Stefan Noesen (12)	4	2
5:15		Steven Stamkos (24) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Victor Hedman (34), Nikita Kucherov (46)	4	3

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 2-0

Lightning
4
Devils
5

Game 1

18/10

Devils
4
Lightning
3

Game 2

18/2

Lightning
1
Devils
2

Game 3

24/3

Amalie Arena

12:00 AM, 18 February 2018

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Brad Watson
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Brian Murphy
Pierre Racicot

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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NJ leads 2-0

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