ALLAN KREDA
NEWARK — Stefan Noesen scored a power-play objective in time beyond regulation and Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves because the New Jersey Devils defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night time.
Ondrej Palat and Jack Hughes additionally scored for New Jersey, which was coming off a 1-4-1 street journey since a 4-2 win over Carolina at house on Dec. 27. Markstrom is 21-8-3 in his first season with the Devils.
Noesen acquired his seventeenth objective 3:19 into the additional session with Nick Paul within the penalty field for tripping. Jesper Bratt had two assists in New Jersey’s sixth straight victory at house.
Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov scored for Tampa Bay.
Palat opened the scoring at 8:09 of the primary interval together with his tenth objective, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Bratt.
Hedman tied it together with his sixth at 9:57.
Hughes whipped a excessive shot previous Tampa Bay netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy at 15:16 of the second to place New Jersey forward 2-1 together with his seventeenth objective.
However after the Lightning didn’t convert on two power-play probabilities early within the third, Kucherov scored his 18th on a breakaway at 8:05.
Vasilevskiy completed with 23 saves.
TAKEAWAYS
Lightning: Misplaced their fourth straight on the street.
Devils: Improved to 19-10-2 since a 3-0 loss at Calgary on Nov. 1.
KEY MOMENT
Markstrom denied the Lighthing on two energy performs early within the third. His finest cease was a sprawling glove save on Brayden Level at 3:19.
KEY STATS
The Devils are 21-0-1 when main after two durations. Hughes leads the staff with 52 factors.
UP NEXT
Lightning: Go to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.
Devils: Host the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
