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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey DevilsDec 11, 2025

Final· Prudential Center
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TBL
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NJD
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Goals123TShots123T
TBL4228TBL1513735
NJD1124NJD1561637
TBL 55NJD 64
TBL 3.83NJD 3.08
PP goals
TBL 2NJD 1
Hits
TBL 15NJD 32
Blocks
TBL 13NJD 13
PIM
TBL 11NJD 11
TBL 52%NJD 48%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Tampa Bay Lightning rout New Jersey Devils 8–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 8–4 at NJD. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

  1. Points
    Nikita Kucherov had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:12.Kucherov
  2. Points
    Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:47.Bjorkstrand
  3. Points
    Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:22.Guentzel
  4. Points
    Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:55.Hagel
  5. Points
    Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:27.Point
  6. Points
    Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:09.Raddysh
  7. Points
    Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:52.Hughes
  8. Points
    Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:04.Cotter

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, TBL at NJD: 119 attempts, 72 on goal, 12 goals, 6.91 expected goals; best chance Jake Guentzel at 0.67 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← TBL attacks left (bottom on phones)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NJD
  • TBL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · NJD 64 · TBL 55

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, TBL at NJD: expected goals 3.08 to 3.83 (TBL led the chances), shot attempts 64 to 55, 12 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNJDTBLPRHHGBBHCPCBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NJD
  • TBL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDTBLcontrol2nd3rdPaul · 1st 2:57Raddysh · 1st 3:48Hughes · 1st 7:00Holmberg · 1st 7:56Guentzel · 1st 15:00Bjorkstrand · 2nd 6:19Bratt · 2nd 13:12Hagel · 2nd 16:35Crookshank · 3rd 3:13Point · 3rd 7:55Cotter · 3rd 15:28Bjorkstrand · 3rd 15:57
  • NJD pressure
  • TBL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TBL 36% of the game, NJD 32%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, TBL at NJD: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Jake Allen (52:02) for NJD and Jonas Johansson (59:22) for TBL, 12 goals.

NJD
TBL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

NJD skaters (rows) against TBL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NJD side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, NJD rows versus TBL columns: 249 matchups; most common Siegenthaler vs Lilleberg, 8:51 at 58% xGF.

NJD ↓ · TBL →GourdeGirgensonsHolmbergHagelKucherovCirelliPointGuentzelBjorkstrandPaulDouglasSabourinRaddyshMoserD'AstousLillebergCrozierCarlileL1 GritsyukL1 BrownL1 GlassL2 HischierL2 BrattL2 NoesenL3 MercerL3 PalatL3 CotterL4 CrookshankL4 GlendeningL4 ParentD1 HughesD1 DillonD2 HamiltonD2 SiegenthalerD3 NemecD3 White
NJD xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatTBLNJD
5464
2.702.18
2.652.09
812
14
1814
−0.034+0.033
36%32%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:57
    TBLNick Paul (Scott Sabourin)snap0.17 xG
    TBL: Sabourin, Paul, Douglas, Crozier, CarlileNJD: Hamilton, Glendening, Siegenthaler, Crookshank, Parent
    TBL 1 – 0 NJD
  2. 3:48
    TBLDarren Raddysh (Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel)slap0.03 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Raddysh, Cirelli, Hagel, MoserNJD: Dillon, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes
    TBL 2 – 0 NJD
  3. 7:00
    NJDLuke Hughes (Brenden Dillon, Paul Cotter)snap0.14 xG
    TBL: Sabourin, Paul, Douglas, Crozier, CarlileNJD: Dillon, Glendening, Cotter, Crookshank, Hughes
    TBL 2 – 1 NJD
  4. 7:56
    TBLPontus Holmberg (J.J. Moser, Yanni Gourde)backhand0.02 xG
    TBL: Gourde, Girgensons, Raddysh, Holmberg, MoserNJD: Palat, White, Cotter, Mercer, Nemec
    TBL 3 – 1 NJD
  5. 15:00
    TBLJake GuentzelPP (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Darren Raddysh)wrist0.67 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point, RaddyshNJD: Dillon, Hischier, Mercer, Hughes
    TBL 4 – 1 NJD

2nd period

  1. 6:19
    TBLOliver Bjorkstrand (Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point)wrist0.22 xG
    TBL: Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point, Lilleberg, CarlileNJD: Glendening, Siegenthaler, Cotter, Nemec, Parent
    TBL 5 – 1 NJD
  2. 13:12
    NJDJesper BrattPP (Simon Nemec, Stefan Noesen)wrist0.24 xG
    TBL: Girgensons, Cirelli, D'Astous, LillebergNJD: Noesen, Bratt, Hischier, Mercer, Nemec
    TBL 5 – 2 NJD
  3. 16:35
    TBLBrandon Hagel (Nikita Kucherov, Declan Carlile)snap0.15 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Gourde, Hagel, Holmberg, Crozier, CarlileNJD: Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier, Nemec
    TBL 6 – 2 NJD

3rd period

  1. 3:13
    NJDAngus Crookshank (Colton White, Simon Nemec)wrist0.29 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Raddysh, Cirelli, Hagel, MoserNJD: Glendening, White, Bratt, Crookshank, Nemec, Parent
    TBL 6 – 3 NJD
  2. 7:55
    TBLBrayden Point (Nikita Kucherov, J.J. Moser)wrist0.12 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Point, Raddysh, Hagel, MoserNJD: Dillon, Brown, Glass, Gritsyuk, Hughes
    TBL 7 – 3 NJD
  3. 15:28
    NJDPaul Cotter (Cody Glass, Luke Hughes)wrist0.24 xG
    TBL: Bjorkstrand, Point, D'Astous, CrozierNJD: Dillon, Glass, Cotter, Hughes
    TBL 7 – 4 NJD
  4. 15:57
    TBLOliver BjorkstrandPP (Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov)wrist0.16 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point, RaddyshNJD: Dillon, Glass, Cotter, Hughes
    TBL 8 – 4 NJD

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Yanni Gourde CL1011+210.0111219:31——4224
Zemgus Girgensons CL1000+100.0031018:44——329
Pontus Holmberg RL1101+220.0300016:19——339
Brandon Hagel LL2112+240.7612016:55——8391
Nikita Kucherov RL2044+240.2300016:12——6567
Anthony Cirelli CL2000010.2801014:17——7884
Brayden Point CL3112+120.2101015:27——3958
Jake Guentzel CL3123+120.8301015:22——4143
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL3213030.5310013:47——5066
Nick Paul LL4101020.2600012:38——2357
Curtis Douglas CL4000010.160009:48——3366
Scott Sabourin RL4011000.000199:08——2252
Darren Raddysh DD1112+210.0321023:09——4950
J.J. Moser DD1022+240.1200020:49——5048
Charle-Edouard D'Astous DD2000-130.1720020:59——3840
Emil Lilleberg DD2000+110.0332019:23——4351
Maxwell Crozier DD3000010.0402017:12——4670
Declan Carlile DD3011+230.1420016:04——5079
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jonas Johansson(start)W37334.8923.0859:22

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Arseny Gritsyuk RL1000-100.0000019:44——4845
Connor Brown RL1000-100.0400019:20——4144
Cody Glass CL1011030.2210015:46——4444
Nico Hischier CL2000-230.2921217:21——5858
Jesper Bratt LL2101-140.6230016:46——6166
Stefan Noesen RL2011-250.3010015:59——6066
Dawson Mercer CL3000-110.0301016:45——3937
Ondrej Palat LL3000-120.0443214:43——4029
Paul Cotter LL3112030.4060014:04——5240
Angus Crookshank CL4101+130.3710010:24——6730
Luke Glendening CL4000000.0010010:16——7932
Xavier Parent CL4000-100.011009:42——7220
Luke Hughes DD1112010.2101023:52——2333
Brenden Dillon DD1011000.0043519:37——3345
Dougie Hamilton DD2000-240.2910019:53——7360
Jonas Siegenthaler DD2000-240.0321017:23——7451
Simon Nemec DD3022-230.2211220:52——4432
Colton White DD3011010.0142014:46——4134
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake AllenL28235.8213.2352:02
Jacob Markstrom(start)—743.5710.607:56

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Nick Paul (TBL) 1st 2:57 · assists Scott Sabourin · Rush · loose puck · 57.0 mph shot · 5.9 s from entry to goal.

Nick Paul · 1st 2:57 · TBL

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
57.0 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
5.9 s

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Darren Raddysh · 1st 3:48 · TBL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
83.7 mph
Distance
59 ft
Entry to goal
8.3 s
Type
one-timer

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Luke Hughes · 1st 7:00 · NJD

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
54.0 mph
Distance
21 ft

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Jesper Bratt · 2nd 13:12 · NJD PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
3
Shot
18.5 mph
Distance
53 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Brayden Point · 3rd 7:55 · TBL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
54.1 mph
Distance
23 ft
Type
one-timer

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Paul Cotter · 3rd 15:28 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
2
Shot
31.7 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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