Devils vs Lightning
Final · Sat Oct 11 · 7:00 PM ET · Benchmark International Arena
New Jersey DevilsDevils1-1-0
5FinalOct 11, 2025
Tampa Bay LightningLightning0-2-0
3TVMSG2The Spot - MTNStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
NJ+130
TB−150
Puck line
NJ +1.5−220
TB −1.5+170
Total O/U
Over 6.5+110
Under 6.5−130
- Puck line: Devils +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (8 goals).
Recap
The New Jersey Devils beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa on Oct 11, 2025 to move to 1-1-0.
They scored 3 unanswered goals in the first period.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| TB | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
W: Markstrom · L: Vasilevskiy
Scoring plays
First Period
- NJGoal · 8:30Timo Meier Goal (1) Poke, assists: Nico Hischier (1), Dawson Mercer (1)1-0
- NJGoal · 10:17Connor Brown Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Arseny Gritsyuk (1), Luke Hughes (3)2-0
- NJGoal · 13:48Nico Hischier Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Timo Meier (1), Luke Hughes (4)3-0
Second Period
- TBGoal · 7:31Yanni Gourde Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Point (3), Max Crozier (1)3-1
- TBGoal · 17:23Ryan McDonagh Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (1), Max Crozier (2)3-2
Third Period
- NJGoal · 4:48Jesper Bratt Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none4-2
- NJGoal · 6:29Connor Brown Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Arseny Gritsyuk (2), Simon Nemec (1)5-2
- TBGoal · 16:17Darren Raddysh Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (1), Gage Goncalves (1)5-3
Team stats
NJTB
- Shots
- 31
- 17
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 57.6
- 42.4
- Hits
- 27
- 25
- Blocked Shots
- 24
- 17
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 8
Top performers
New Jersey DevilsTampa Bay Lightning
Goals
Connor Brown2
Ryan McDonagh1
Assists
Luke Hughes2
Maxwell Crozier2
Points
Connor Brown2
Maxwell Crozier2
Player stats
Devils · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Bratt LW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:06 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Connor Brown RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Paul Cotter LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 12:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cody Glass C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 0 |
| Luke Glendening C | 1 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 12:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.5 | 0 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nico Hischier C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:59 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 58.3 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Zack MacEwen C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Timo Meier RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dawson Mercer C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Ondrej Palat LW | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Devils · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden Dillon D | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dougie Hamilton D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Luke Hughes D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Simon Nemec D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:01 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Pesce D | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Devils · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstrom G | 3 | 17 | 14 | .824 | 59:48 | 2 |
Lightning · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Chaffee RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Anthony Cirelli C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56.5 | 0 |
| Jack Finley C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 2 |
| Conor Geekie C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yanni Gourde C | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Jake Guentzel C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Brandon Hagel LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Pontus Holmberg RW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 20:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brayden Point C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 0 |
Lightning · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Cernak D | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 17:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Maxwell Crozier D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Victor Hedman D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Emil Lilleberg D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonagh D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:38 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Lightning · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy G | 5 | 31 | 26 | .839 | 56:43 | 0 |
Three stars
- Connor Brown (NJ)
- Nico Hischier (NJ)
- Jesper Bratt (NJ)
Game info
VenueBenchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Attendance19,092
OfficialsReferee: Wes McCauley · Linesman: Matt MacPherson · Linesman: Tommy Hughes · Referee: Brandon Blandina
TVMSG2 · localThe Spot - MTN · local
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