Special teams came up short, and this time, it cost the Devils.
A lifeless night on the power play cost the Devils in the lowest scoring game of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series, with the Tampa Bay Lightning winning Game 4, 3-1, on Wednesday at Prudential Center in Newark.
An early 5-on-3 goal aside, the unit failed to convert any of it's multiple 5-on-4 chances. They finished the night 0-for-5 on 5-on-4 power plays and 1-for-6 overall.
While the Devils' penalty kill had its most effective game of the series, shutting down a Lightning power play on all five of its opportunities, it wasn't enough to prevent the Devils from falling a deep series hole.