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Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 8–4 on Thursday, December 11, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 50-26-6
at New Jersey Devils 4 42-37-3

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 2 2 8
New Jersey Devils 1 1 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 15 13 7 35
New Jersey Devils 15 6 16 37

Three stars

  1. B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (4 assists)
  3. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:57 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul (3) Scott Sabourin (2) Even strength TBL 1, NJD 0
1st 03:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh (6) Nikita Kucherov (24), Brandon Hagel (13) Even strength TBL 2, NJD 0
1st 07:00 New Jersey Devils Luke Hughes (2) Brenden Dillon (7), Paul Cotter (5) Even strength TBL 2, NJD 1
1st 07:56 Tampa Bay Lightning Pontus Holmberg (3) J.J. Moser (7), Yanni Gourde (6) Even strength TBL 3, NJD 1
1st 15:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (15) Oliver Bjorkstrand (9), Darren Raddysh (16) Power play TBL 4, NJD 1
2nd 06:19 Tampa Bay Lightning Oliver Bjorkstrand (3) Jake Guentzel (16), Brayden Point (10) Even strength TBL 5, NJD 1
2nd 13:12 New Jersey Devils Jesper Bratt (6) Simon Nemec (10), Stefan Noesen (3) Power play TBL 5, NJD 2
2nd 16:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (18) Nikita Kucherov (25), Declan Carlile (1) Even strength TBL 6, NJD 2
3rd 03:13 New Jersey Devils Angus Crookshank (1) Colton White (1), Simon Nemec (11) Even strength TBL 6, NJD 3
3rd 07:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (5) Nikita Kucherov (26), J.J. Moser (8) Even strength TBL 7, NJD 3
3rd 15:28 New Jersey Devils Paul Cotter (4) Cody Glass (2), Luke Hughes (15) Even strength TBL 7, NJD 4
3rd 15:57 Tampa Bay Lightning Oliver Bjorkstrand (4) Jake Guentzel (17), Nikita Kucherov (27) Power play TBL 8, NJD 4

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 35 37
Power play 2 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 11
Hits 15 32
Blocked shots 13 13
Giveaways 7 14
Takeaways 2 6
Faceoffs won 34/66 (51.5%) 32/66 (48.5%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
20 N. Paul L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 46.2% 12:38
21 B. Point C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 0 53.3% 15:27
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 2 1 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 13:47
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 0 18:44
29 P. Holmberg R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 16:19
37 Y. Gourde C 0 1 1 +2 2 1 1 1 0 47.1% 19:31
38 B. Hagel L 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 2 0 16:55
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:48
46 S. Sabourin R 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 1 0 09:08
59 J. Guentzel C 1 2 3 +1 0 2 0 1 1 60% 15:22
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 56.3% 14:17
86 N. Kucherov R 0 4 4 +2 0 4 0 0 0 16:12
24 M. Crozier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:12
43 D. Raddysh D 1 1 2 +2 0 1 2 1 0 23:09
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 20:59
67 D. Carlile D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 2 0 0 16:04
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 2 0 19:23
90 J. Moser D 0 2 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 20:49
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 37 33 4 .892 59:22 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
11 S. Noesen R 0 1 1 -2 0 5 1 0 0 15:59
12 C. Glass C 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 47.6% 15:46
13 N. Hischier C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 1 0 59.1% 17:21
14 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 60% 10:16
16 C. Brown R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 19:20
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 3 0 14:43
36 A. Crookshank C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 10:24
47 P. Cotter L 1 1 2 0 0 3 6 0 0 40% 14:04
63 J. Bratt L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 3 0 1 16:46
67 X. Parent C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 09:42
81 A. Gritsyuk R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 19:44
91 D. Mercer C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 16.7% 16:45
5 B. Dillon D 0 1 1 0 5 0 4 3 0 19:37
7 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 0 0 19:53
17 S. Nemec D 0 2 2 -2 2 3 1 1 0 20:52
43 L. Hughes D 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 23:52
45 C. White D 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 14:46
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 1 0 17:23
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
25 J. Markstrom 7 4 3 .571 07:56
34 J. Allen 28 23 5 .821 52:02 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:28 New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier Hooking 2
1st 14:53 New Jersey Devils Simon Nemec Hooking 2
1st 17:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Scott Sabourin Boarding 2
1st 17:10 New Jersey Devils Brenden Dillon Fighting (major) 5
1st 17:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Scott Sabourin Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde Tripping 2
3rd 13:37 Tampa Bay Lightning Scott Sabourin Slashing 2
3rd 15:15 New Jersey Devils Ondrej Palat Holding 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
New Jersey Devils head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Mark Shewchyk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves, Dominic James
New Jersey Devils scratches
Juho Lammikko, Timo Meier, Dennis Cholowski

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

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Matchup Status Details
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Ottawa Senators 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Nashville Predators 7 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 6 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page

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