Overview

• Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt also scored for New Jersey, while Yanni Gourde, Ryan McDonagh and Darren Raddysh tallied for Tampa Bay.
• Rookie Arseny Gritsyuk recorded his first NHL point and finished with two assists, setting up both of Connor Brown’s goals.
• Jesper Bratt’s short-handed breakaway off a Nikita Kucherov turnover early in the third period halted the Lightning’s comeback bid.
• Jacob Markstrom made 14 saves on 17 shots as Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 27; both teams failed to convert on the power play.
• New Jersey’s man-advantage started the season 0-for-6, Evgenii Dadonov is sidelined with a fractured hand for the rest of the trip, and the Devils visit Columbus next as the Lightning head to Boston.