New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 3–1 on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
New Jersey Devils 1 38-36-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 46-31-5

Goals by period

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New Jersey Devils 0 1 0 1
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 1 2 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New Jersey Devils 9 12 5 26
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 9 17 36

Three stars

  1. V. Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. B. Boyle, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  3. B. Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 09:03 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman (9) Ondrej Palat (22), Nikita Kucherov (33) Even strength NJD 0, TBL 1
2nd 19:32 New Jersey Devils Adam Henrique (28) Tyler Kennedy (12), Damon Severson (20) Power play NJD 1, TBL 1
3rd 11:32 Tampa Bay Lightning Brian Boyle (12) Nikita Nesterov (6), Nikita Kucherov (34) Power play NJD 1, TBL 2
3rd 19:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (30) Victor Hedman (37), Cedric Paquette (5) Even strength, Empty net NJD 1, TBL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat New Jersey Devils Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 26 36
Power play 1 of 6 1 of 7
Penalty minutes 16 14
Hits 33 24
Blocked shots 20 11
Giveaways 5 12
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 36/64 (56.3%) 28/64 (43.8%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 S. Gionta C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 50% 09:47
Number 12 R. Boucher C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 0 0 14:02
Number 14 A. Henrique C 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 1 1 42.9% 20:17
Number 16 J. Josefson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 50% 16:06
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 70.8% 22:20
Number 21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 0 18:50
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 0 13:24
Number 46 M. Sislo R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11:53
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 0 0 11:33
Number 51 S. Kalinin C 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 100% 11:44
Number 56 B. Pietila L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:19
Number 64 J. Blandisi C 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 14:11
Number 2 J. Moore D 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 19:02
Number 5 A. Larsson D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 20:41
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 21:10
Number 8 D. Schlemko D 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 2 0 19:57
Number 28 D. Severson D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 18:11
Number 53 V. Mozik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:26
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 C. Schneider 35 33 2 .943 59:02 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 T. Johnson C 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 2 0 42.9% 20:41
Number 11 B. Boyle C 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 1 55.6% 14:07
Number 13 C. Paquette C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 1 0 12:23
Number 17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:49
Number 18 O. Palat L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 19:44
Number 22 E. Condra R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:20
Number 23 J. Brown R 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 100% 11:10
Number 24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 100% 16:05
Number 46 M. Blunden R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:47
Number 51 V. Filppula C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 16:13
Number 86 N. Kucherov R 1 2 3 +2 0 4 1 0 0 18:40
Number 90 V. Namestnikov C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 50% 14:41
Number 5 J. Garrison D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 19:36
Number 25 M. Carle D 0 0 0 +2 4 0 2 3 0 18:21
Number 55 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 13:42
Number 62 A. Sustr D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 15:48
Number 77 V. Hedman D 1 1 2 +2 0 3 2 0 0 25:59
Number 89 N. Nesterov D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 16:46
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 B. Bishop 26 25 1 .962 59:51 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:17 New Jersey Devils Tyler Kennedy High sticking 2
1st 17:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Carle Interference 2
1st 18:07 New Jersey Devils Joseph Blandisi Interference 2
2nd 02:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Braydon Coburn Holding 2
2nd 04:09 Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Garrison Holding 2
2nd 10:07 New Jersey Devils Joseph Blandisi Hooking 2
2nd 12:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Andrej Sustr Holding 2
2nd 14:44 Tampa Bay Lightning Brian Boyle Roughing 2
2nd 14:44 New Jersey Devils Devante Smith-Pelly Roughing 2
2nd 15:08 New Jersey Devils Adam Larsson Interference 2
2nd 18:15 Tampa Bay Lightning Braydon Coburn Holding 2
3rd 03:51 New Jersey Devils David Schlemko Hooking 2
3rd 06:47 New Jersey Devils Sergey Kalinin Tripping 2
3rd 10:27 New Jersey Devils Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 13:42 Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Carle Holding the stick 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Dave Jackson, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Steve Miller
New Jersey Devils scratches
Tuomo Ruutu, Jordin Tootoo, David Warsofsky, Seth Helgeson, Jon Merrill, Bobby Farnham
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Anton Stralman, Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, Slater Koekkoek

2015-2016 season series

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Sources and further reading

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