National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Jersey 2, Tampa Bay 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Chris Rooney, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Brian Mach
Attendance: 18064

Devils 2, Lightning 1: Mike Cammalleri snapped a tie with a power-play goal at 11:19 of the third period as visiting New Jersey edged Tampa Bay to remain unbeaten.

Travis Zajac recorded his first tally and Cammalleri added an assist for the Devils, who have won three straight road games to open the season for the first time in club history. Cory Schneider, in net for all three of those victories, turned aside 26 shots.

Alex Killorn scored his first goal of the campaign for the Lightning, who finished their season-opening homestand 2-1-1 after giving up their first power-play goal. Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves in his debut with Tampa Bay.

The Lightning registered the first seven shots before the Devils responded, forcing Nabokov to make a paddle save on Michael Ryder late in the first period to keep it scoreless. Zajac jumped on the rebound of defenseman Andy Greene’s shot from the left point and flipped a shot past Nabokov on his second try 7:38 into the second to open the scoring.

Tyler Johnson worked his way between two defenders and fed Killorn, who beat Schneider from the bottom of the left faceoff circle 8:59 into the third to forge a tie. New Jersey answered 2:20 later, when Cammalleri swept in a rebound at the right side of the net after Nabokov had stopped Patrik Elias’ point-blank attempt.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Cammalleri, signed as a free agent in the offseason, has four goals and an assist in his first three games with the Devils. …. Tampa Bay D Radko Gudas was scratched due to an upper-body injury and D Andrej Sustr took his place. … Johnson played in his 100th NHL contest.

Top Game Performances
 
New Jersey   Tampa Bay
Michael Cammalleri 2 Points Alex Killorn 1
Michael Cammalleri 1 Goals Alex Killorn 1
Michael Cammalleri 1 Assists Tyler Johnson 1
Michael Cammalleri 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Cory Schneider .963 Save Percentage Evgeni Nabokov .920
Cory Schneider 26 Saves Evgeni Nabokov 23
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
New Jersey 25 2 1-4 4-4 8 26
Tampa Bay 27 1 0-4 3-4 8 24
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Lightning have a W/L % of .333 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • New Jersey will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Devils have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.