TAMPA, Fla. -- Tyler Johnson scored 1:22 into overtime, giving the Tampa Bay Lightning a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night to keep alive their chances for an Atlantic Division title.

Johnson, who had a goal and assist in regulation, flipped a shot past Keith Kincaid for his 29th goal of the season. The Lightning (49-24-8) are chasing Montreal in the division.

The Devils (32-36-13) have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Tampa Bay killed a New Jersey power play in the final eight minutes of the third period, then got one of its own with 4:46 left and the score tied 3-3. The Devils killed that and then missed on a two-on-one with 2:33 to play. The Lightning got one more power play with 17 seconds left but couldn't convert and the game went to overtime.

Tampa Bay came into the night two points behind Montreal for first place in the Atlantic Division with two games to play. The Lightning' opening-round opponent was also unsure, with Detroit up two points on Boston and Ottawa for the third seed in the division.

Just as the Lightning had taken a 3-2 lead with a power-play goal from center Steven Stamkos late in the second period, the Devils answered 16 seconds later when right winger Steve Bernier put a shot in high off goalie Ben Bishop's left shoulder to tie the score at 3 with 2:02 left in the period.

The teams combined for three goals in a six-minute span of the opening period, starting with Bernier, who scored his 15th goal of the season three seconds into a power play with 14:54 left in the first.

Bernier found a loose puck off a faceoff next to the Lightning net and beat Bishop for the goal and a 1-0 lead.

Just 90 seconds later, Tampa Bay tied the score, with right winger Nikita Kucherov pulling the defense in and flicking the pass to center Tyler Johnson, who had an open net for his 28th goal of the season.

The Lightning had a power play 55 seconds later, and in the final 10 seconds of the man-advantage, Tampa Bay took the lead on a long shot from defenseman Nikita Nesterov. It was just his second goal of the season, with assists from Kucherov and Johnson.

New Jersey tied the score midway through the second period when Tampa Bay failed to clear the puck and center Patrik Elias got his 13th goal of the season, with an assist from forward Stephen Gionta.

Stamkos scored his 43rd goal on a power play late in the second period, but that goal hadn't even been announced by the time the Devils answered on Bernier's second goal of the night.

NOTES: Tampa Bay's defense got a boost just before the end of the regular season as D Victor Hedman returned after missing three games because of injury. The Lightning were still without two key blue-line players. Jason Garrison sat out a fifth game with lower-body injury and D Andrej Sustr (upper body) also missed his fifth game. Tampa Bay C Alex Killorn missed a second consecutive game because of an undisclosed injury. ... The Devils had six scratches: D Jon Merrill, LW Martin Havlat, D Peter Harrold, LW Reid Boucher, RW Michael Ryder and D Eric Gelinas. ... Tampa Bay finishes the regular season at home Saturday night against the Boston Bruins. New Jersey, eliminated from the postseason, finishes Saturday at the Florida Panthers.