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The Devils fell 4-0 to the Lightning tonight in Tampa Bay. Below is the full recap of the game and post-game content.

POST-GAME CONTENT

REWIND: BESTED BY VASY

The Devils fail to complete the Sunshine State sweep, falling to the Lightning 4-0 in Tampa.

POST-GAME COMMENTS FROM MARKSTROM, BRATT, AND SHELDON KEEFE

HIGHLIGHTS

NJD at TBL | Recap

GOALS & HIGHLIGHTS

FIRST PERIOD

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Paul opens the scoring, Tampa Bay has a 1-0 lead in the first period

END-OF-PERIOD STATS:

SHOTS: NJD 5, TBL 7
POWER PLAY: NJD 0/0, TBL 0/1
HITS: NJD 9, TBL 8
BLOCKED SHOTS: NJD 6, TBL 6
GIVEAWAYS: NJD 5, TBL 3
TAKEAWAYS: NJD 1, TBL 1

Highlights of Markstrom's saves in the first period

SECOND PERIOD

No goals.

END-OF-PERIOD STATS:

SHOTS: NJD 19, TBL 16
POWER PLAY: NJD 0/2, TBL 0/2
HITS: NJD 20, TBL 10
BLOCKED SHOTS: NJD 11, TBL 17
GIVEAWAYS: NJD 7, TBL 9
TAKEAWAYS: NJD 3, TBL 6

Highlights of Markstrom's second period saves:

THIRD PERIOD

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Raddysh's goal in the first minute of the third period gives the Lightning a 2-0 lead

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Hedman's power play goal makes it 3-0 Lightning

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Cirelli is awarded a goal into an open net

Jacob Markstrom's Third Period Saves

END-OF-GAME STATS:

SHOTS: NJD 29, TBL 27
POWER PLAY: NJD 0/4, TBL 1/3
HITS: NJD 23, TBL 15
BLOCKED SHOTS: NJD 11, TBL 19
GIVEAWAYS: NJD 12, TBL 15
TAKEAWAYS: NJD 4, TBL 8

DEVILS LINEUP

Meier - Hischier - Noesen
Palat - Hughes - Bratt
Cotter - Haula - Mercer
MacDermid - Dowling - Tatar

Dillon - Hamilton
Siegenthaler - Kovacevic
Hughes - Pesce

Markstrom

LIGHTNING LINEUP

Hagel-Cirelli-Kucherov
Guentzel-Paul
Goncalves-Geekie-Chaffee
Girgensons-Glendening-Eyssimont

Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix
Raddysh

Vasilevskiy

DEVILS MINUTE

The Devils need to withstand Tampa's pressure and stay strong defensively against the Lightning