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New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 on Saturday, October 11, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New Jersey Devils 5 42-37-3
at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 50-26-6

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 3 0 2 5
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 2 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 17 7 7 31
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 7 8 17

Three stars

  1. C. Brown, New Jersey Devils (2 goals)
  2. N. Hischier, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Bratt, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:30 New Jersey Devils Timo Meier (1) Nico Hischier (1), Dawson Mercer (1) Even strength NJD 1, TBL 0
1st 10:17 New Jersey Devils Connor Brown (1) Arseny Gritsyuk (1), Luke Hughes (3) Even strength NJD 2, TBL 0
1st 13:48 New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier (1) Timo Meier (1), Luke Hughes (4) Even strength NJD 3, TBL 0
2nd 07:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde (1) Brayden Point (3), Max Crozier (1) Even strength NJD 3, TBL 1
2nd 17:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan McDonagh (1) Brandon Hagel (1), Max Crozier (2) Even strength NJD 3, TBL 2
3rd 04:48 New Jersey Devils Jesper Bratt (2) Unassisted Shorthanded NJD 4, TBL 2
3rd 06:29 New Jersey Devils Connor Brown (2) Arseny Gritsyuk (2), Simon Nemec (1) Even strength NJD 5, TBL 2
3rd 16:17 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh (1) Oliver Bjorkstrand (1), Gage Goncalves (1) Even strength NJD 5, TBL 3

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

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 31 17
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 27 25
Blocked shots 24 17
Giveaways 14 16
Takeaways 6 3
Faceoffs won 34/59 (57.6%) 25/59 (42.4%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
12 C. Glass C 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 57.1% 11:57
13 N. Hischier C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 2 58.3% 19:59
14 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 1 61.5% 12:52
15 Z. MacEwen R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 07:12
16 C. Brown R 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 14:45
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 3 14:29
28 T. Meier R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 2 17:14
47 P. Cotter L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 12:59
63 J. Bratt L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 18:06
81 A. Gritsyuk R 0 2 2 +1 0 3 1 0 13:14
86 J. Hughes C 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 60% 19:19
91 D. Mercer C 0 1 1 +3 0 0 1 4 100% 19:08
5 B. Dillon D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 20:14
7 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 18:51
17 S. Nemec D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 15:01
22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 21:30
43 L. Hughes D 0 2 2 +2 2 2 1 1 20:32
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 17:01
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
25 J. Markstrom 17 14 3 .824 59:48 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
14 C. Geekie C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 33.3% 08:58
21 B. Point C 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 23.5% 20:07
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 12:16
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 09:54
37 Y. Gourde C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 0 42.9% 15:33
38 B. Hagel L 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 18:10
41 M. Chaffee R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 08:28
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 66.7% 24:31
62 J. Finley C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 40% 09:05
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 56.5% 21:45
86 N. Kucherov R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 1 20:32
93 G. Goncalves C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10:21
24 M. Crozier D 0 2 2 +1 2 0 1 2 15:57
27 R. McDonagh D 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 20:22
43 D. Raddysh D 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 2 17:38
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 27:17
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 17:10
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 3 17:13
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 31 26 5 .839 56:43 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:41 Tampa Bay Lightning Jack Finley Roughing 2
1st 10:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Max Crozier Elbowing 2
1st 18:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Erik Cernak Boarding 2
2nd 08:37 New Jersey Devils Luke Hughes Delaying game 2
2nd 14:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel Tripping 2
3rd 03:21 New Jersey Devils Jonas Siegenthaler Tripping 2
3rd 18:11 New Jersey Devils Jacob Markstrom Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Wes McCauley, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
Tommy Hughes, Matt MacPherson
New Jersey Devils scratches
Evgenii Dadonov, Juho Lammikko, Dennis Cholowski
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Pheonix Copley, Curtis Douglas, J.J. Moser

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 11

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 7 at San Jose Sharks 6 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/OT Game page

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