Metropolitan Division-leading New Jersey Devils host the Tampa Bay Lighting on Tuesday with both teams coming off losses
The New Jersey Devils (5-2-1, 11 points) come off an overtime loss on Saturday as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning (3-2-0, 6 points) on Tuesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark. The Lightning complete a three-game road trip looking to salvage a win after two straight losses. New Jersey is short on the blueline, with young Luke Hughes recovering from shoulder surgery and free-agent addition Brett Pesce out with a lower-leg injury. The Devils are off to a strong start, but have just one playoff appearance in the last six seasons.
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Tampa Bay was overwhelmed by four goals in the second period in their 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. Nicholas Paul scored in the first period for the Lightning and Brayden Point added a power-play goal in the third. Andri Vasilevskiy was pulled from the net after allowing four goals on 14 shots.
New Jersey fought back from a two-goal deficit in the third period, tying the game on Dougie Hamilton‘s power-play goal at 12:28 of the third but lost a 6-5 decision to the visiting Washington Capitals in overtime on Saturday. Nico Hischier scored two goals in a 10-second span early in the second period of the loss.
Hischier and Paul Cotter have five goals each for the Devils, with Hischier leading the team with eight points. Jacob Markström has made six starts in net and is 3-2-1 with a .902 save percentage and 2.99 goals-against average. Nikita Kucherov, who won his second Art Ross Trophy last season with an NHL-high 144 points, leads the NHL with seven goals and has 10 points. Vasilevskiy has started every game and is 3-2 with an .878 save percentage and 3.14 GAA.
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