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First Round · Game 1

Devils at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 TBL leads 4–1

Lightning, First Round Game 1, beat Devils 5–2 at AMALIE Arena on April 12, 2018.

NJD – TBL
31–32
Shots on goal
1/2–1/1
Power play
36–35
Hits
16–15
Blocked shots
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First Round — Best of 7

NJD vs TBL · TBL leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
2–5
Final · TBL
Game 2
3–5
Final · TBL
Game 3
2–5
Final · NJD
Game 4
3–1
Final · TBL
Game 5
1–3
Final · TBL

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Ondrej Palat
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 16:07 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Yanni Gourde
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 13:48 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Tyler Johnson
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 16:33 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Ondrej Palat Go-ahead 1st · 15:00
Assists: Tyler Johnson, Ryan McDonagh · beat Keith Kinkaid
0–1
⚡ Tyler Johnson 1st · 19:31
Assists: Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point · beat Keith Kinkaid
0–2
2nd period
⚡ Yanni Gourde PP 2nd · 01:54
Assists: Ondrej Palat, Mikhail Sergachev · beat Keith Kinkaid
0–3
😈 Taylor Hall 2nd · 13:55
Unassisted · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–3
3rd period
😈 Travis Zajac PP 3rd · 09:35
Assists: Taylor Hall, Will Butcher · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
2–3
⚡ Alex Killorn 3rd · 12:14
Assists: Yanni Gourde · beat Keith Kinkaid
2–4
⚡ Nikita Kucherov Empty net 3rd · 18:48
Assists: Steven Stamkos
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Hall · Zajac · Palmieri 18:33
L2 Maroon · Coleman · Noesen 16:40
L3 Grabner · Hischier · Zacha 14:42
L4 Wood · Boyle · Gibbons 11:23
D1 Vatanen · Greene 24:52
D2 Moore · Butcher 18:07
D3 Mueller · Lovejoy 15:47
⚡Lightning
L1 Miller · Point · Kucherov 18:16
L2 Palat · Stamkos · Johnson 16:33
L3 Killorn · Cirelli · Gourde 13:48
L4 Kunitz · Paquette · Callahan 11:12
D1 Hedman · McDonagh 25:34
D2 Stralman · Coburn 20:41
D3 Girardi · Sergachev 12:50

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD TBL⚡
31 Shots on goal 32
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
36 Hits 35
16 Blocked shots 15
4 Takeaways 10
6 Giveaways 7
2 Penalty minutes 4
NJD shooting 6.5% (2/31) TBL shooting 15.6% (5/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Keith Kinkaid
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 58:38 TOI
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Ondrej Palat · 1st 15:00 · 0–1 Tyler Johnson · 1st 19:31 · 0–2 Yanni Gourde · 2nd 01:54 · 0–3 Taylor Hall · 2nd 13:55 · 1–3 Travis Zajac · 3rd 09:35 · 2–3 Alex Killorn · 3rd 12:14 · 2–4 Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 18:48 · 2–5
NJD TBL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Devils
Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 8-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Devils
Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-7 (12% win rate, 8 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 13-0 (100% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Mar 242018 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 1–2 Feb 172018 😈NJD @ ⚡TBL 4–3 Oct 172017 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 4–5 SO Nov 52016 😈NJD @ ⚡TBL 1–4 Oct 292016 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 1–3
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NJD vs TBL, answered

Who won Devils vs Lightning on April 12, 2018?

Lightning won 5–2. The final score was Devils 2, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Taylor Hall, Travis Zajac.

Who scored for Lightning?

Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat, Tyler Johnson, Yanni Gourde.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Keith Kinkaid made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeApr 7 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–5 AfterApr 14 😈NJD @ ⚡TBL 3–5
⚡ Lightning
BeforeApr 7 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 AfterApr 14 😈NJD @ ⚡TBL 3–5
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