NEWARK, NJ – Stefan Noesen scored a power play goal in overtime and Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.
Ondrej Palat and Jack Hughes also scored for New Jersey, which had a 1-4-1 road record since a 4-2 home win over Carolina on Dec. 27. Markstrom is 21-8-3 in his first season with the Devils.
Noesen scored his 17th goal 3:19 into overtime while Nick Paul was in the penalty box for tripping. Jesper Bratt had two assists in New Jersey's sixth straight home win.
Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov scored for Tampa Bay.
Palat opened the scoring with his 10th goal at 8:09 of the first period, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Bratt.
Hedman tied the score with his sixth at 9:57.
Hughes fired a high shot past Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy at 15:16 of the second minute to give New Jersey a 2-1 lead with his 17th goal.
But after the Lightning failed to capitalize on two power play opportunities early in the third period, Kucherov scored his 18th goal at 8:05 minutes.
Vasilevskiy finished with 23 saves.
Takeaways
Lightning: Lost fourth straight on the road.
Devils: Improved to 19-10-2 since a 3-0 loss at Calgary on Nov. 1.
Key moment
Markstrom prevented Lighthing on two power plays at the start of the third period. His best stop was a sprawling glove save at Brayden Point at 3:19.
Important statistics
The Devils have a 21-0-1 lead after two periods. Hughes leads the team with 52 points.
Next
Lightning: Visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.
Devils: Host the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
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