Overview
- Jake Guentzel recorded his eighth career hat trick to pace Tampa Bay’s offense.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves as the Lightning improved to 9-3-0 since a 1-4-2 start.
- Darren Raddysh had a goal and two assists, and Nikita Kucherov scored with an assist to reach third on Tampa Bay’s all-time goals list at 366.
- New Jersey welcomed back Dougie Hamilton, Connor Brown and Evgenii Dadonov but had its five-game point streak snapped, with Nico Hischier netting the lone goal.
- Postgame accounts differed on Jakob Markstrom’s numbers, with AP listing 24 saves and Sportsnaut noting 23 on 29 shots.