After two periods of strong play, the Tampa Bay Lightning had built a solid 6-2 lead over the New Jersey Devils. They would need all six of those goals, plus a couple of insurance goals to hold onto the victory as the Devils clawed their way back in with a chaotic third period. In the end, the Lightning held on and snapped their two-game losing streak with an 8-5 victory. Brandon Hagel had a natural hat trick in the second period while Anthony Cirelli finished the game with four assists.
Jonas Johansson was back in net after relieving Andrei Vasilevskiy on Monday night.