New Jersey Devils @ Tampa Bay Lightning

EAST 1ST ROUND - GAME 1 • TB leads series 1-0

44-29-9

Final

	1	2	3	T
Devils NJ	0	1	1	2
Lightning TB	2	1	2	5

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

54-23-5

New Jersey Devils


forwards
Brian BoyleB. Boyle#11
Blake ColemanB. Coleman#20
Brian GibbonsB. Gibbons#39
Michael GrabnerM. Grabner#40
Taylor HallT. Hall#9
Nico HischierN. Hischier#13
Pat MaroonP. Maroon#17
Stefan NoesenS. Noesen#23
Kyle PalmieriK. Palmieri#21
Miles WoodM. Wood#44
Pavel ZachaP. Zacha#37
Travis ZajacT. Zajac#19
defensemen
Will ButcherW. Butcher#8
Andy GreeneA. Greene#6
Ben LovejoyB. Lovejoy#12
John MooreJ. Moore#2
Mirco MuellerM. Mueller#25
Sami VatanenS. Vatanen#45

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	16	11:23	0:56	0:00	10:27	5	8	38.5
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	26	16:21	0:03	0:45	15:33	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	9:43	0:00	0:31	9:12	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	12:14	0:00	1:18	10:56	0	0	0.0
1	1	-2	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	20:00	1:25	0:00	18:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	26	15:32	0:59	0:00	14:33	8	9	47.1
0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	17:11	1:25	0:00	15:46	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	24	16:40	0:56	0:00	15:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	25	17:49	1:25	0:00	16:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	14	11:52	0:00	0:00	11:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	18	14:42	0:56	0:00	13:46	2	10	16.7
1	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	28	18:33	1:28	1:04	16:01	17	9	65.4
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	17:42	1:47	0:00	15:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	33	23:13	0:00	1:12	22:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	28	14:20	0:03	1:12	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	28	18:32	0:00	0:37	17:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	29	17:14	0:00	0:37	16:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	32	26:32	0:37	0:00	25:55	0	0	0.0

goalies
Keith KinkaidK. Kinkaid#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	4	27	.871	0	0	0	0	0	58:38	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Ryan CallahanR. Callahan#24
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Yanni GourdeY. Gourde#37
Tyler JohnsonT. Johnson#9
Alex KillornA. Killorn#17
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Chris KunitzC. Kunitz#14
J.T. MillerJ.T. Miller#10
Ondrej PalatO. Palat#18
Cedric PaquetteC. Paquette#13
Brayden PointB. Point#21
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
defensemen
Braydon CoburnB. Coburn#55
Dan GirardiD. Girardi#5
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
Mikhail SergachevM. Sergachev#98
Anton StralmanA. Stralman#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	19	10:25	0:00	0:52	9:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:20	0:00	1:02	13:18	5	4	55.6
1	1	1	5	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	19	13:48	0:37	0:24	12:47	1	2	33.3
1	1	1	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:33	0:37	0:00	15:56	9	5	64.3
1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	6	1	1	18	13:36	1:12	1:02	11:22	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	28	18:16	1:12	0:00	17:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	19	11:12	0:00	0:00	11:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	28	19:01	1:12	0:06	17:43	4	4	50.0
1	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	22	16:07	0:37	0:00	15:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	11:15	0:00	0:52	10:23	10	11	47.6
0	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	0	24	17:50	0:37	0:24	16:49	1	2	33.3
0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	17:02	1:12	0:06	15:44	8	6	57.1
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	18:48	0:00	0:00	18:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	3	0	2	29	18:02	0:00	1:02	17:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	31	27:57	1:12	1:02	25:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	32	23:11	0:00	1:22	21:49	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	7:39	0:37	0:00	7:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	27	22:34	0:00	1:22	21:12	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	2	29	.935	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Devils	0	1	1	2
	Lightning	2	1	2	5

1st Period			NJ	TB
15:00		Ondrej Palat (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tyler Johnson (1), Ryan McDonagh (1)	0	1
19:31		Tyler Johnson (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ondrej Palat (1), Brayden Point (1)	0	2

2nd Period			NJ	TB
1:54		Yanni Gourde (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Ondrej Palat (2), Mikhail Sergachev (1)	0	3
13:55		Taylor Hall (1) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	1	3

3rd Period		NJ	TB
9:35	Travis Zajac (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Taylor Hall (1), Will Butcher (1)	2	3
12:14	Alex Killorn (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Yanni Gourde (1)	2	4
18:48	Nikita Kucherov (1) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Steven Stamkos (1)	2	5

Devils
2
Lightning
5

Game 1

13/4

Devils
3
Lightning
5

Game 2

14/4

Lightning
2
Devils
5

Game 3

17/4

Lightning
3
Devils
1

Game 4

19/4

Devils
1
Lightning
3

Game 5

21/4

Benchmark International Arena

12:00 AM, 13 April 2018

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Linesmen:
Brian Murphy
Michel Cormier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	17	9	2	36
NY Islanders	16	11	3	35
Pittsburgh	14	7	6	34
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Philadelphia	15	9	3	33
New Jersey	16	12	1	33
Columbus	13	10	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	10	2	34
Boston	17	13	0	34
Montreal	15	10	3	33
Detroit	15	11	3	33
Florida	14	12	2	30
Toronto	13	11	4	30
Ottawa	13	11	4	30
Buffalo	11	13	4	26

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