Overview

• Connor Brown scored twice, including his first as a Devil, with Arseny Gritsyuk earning his first NHL point on Brown’s opener as Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt also found the net.
• The Devils went 0-for-4 on the power play and are 0-for-6 this season, while Bratt delivered a pivotal shorthanded breakaway during a Tampa Bay man advantage.
• Jacob Markstrom stopped 14 of 17 shots for a .824 save percentage in a mixed outing that included key late saves during a 6-on-4.
• New Jersey built a 3-0 first-period lead while outshooting Tampa Bay 14-2, then closed out its first win in Tampa since March 2023.
• Veteran winger Evgenii Dadonov is out with a fractured hand for the remainder of the road trip, and the Devils visit Columbus on Monday.