Where: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Paul Devorski, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 19563
Martin St. Louis scored his 23rd goal of the season and Dwayne Roloson made 17 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning downed visiting New Jersey 2-1 on Friday, snapping the Devils’ eight-game winning streak.
Simon Gagne also scored for the Lightning, who have won two straight after dropping three in a row.
Following a scoreless first period, St. Louis put Tampa Bay on the board with a wrist shot right off an offensive-zone faceoff at 2:20 of the second. Gagne doubled Tampa Bay’s lead with his 10th of the season just 54 seconds later.
New Jersey defenseman Mark Fayne snapped Roloson’s shutout bid at 8:13 of the third period with his fourth of the season. Ilya Kovalchuk extended his points streak to 12 games with an assist on the play.
Johan Hedberg made 28 saves in the loss.
| New Jersey | Tampa Bay | |
| Mark Fayne 1 | Points | Simon Gagne 1 |
| Mark Fayne 1 | Goals | Simon Gagne 1 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk 1 | Assists | Steve Downie 1 |
| N/A | Power Play Goals | N/A |
| N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
| Johan Hedberg .933 | Save Percentage | Dwayne Roloson .950 |
| Johan Hedberg 28 | Saves | Dwayne Roloson 19 |
| Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
| New Jersey | 20 | 1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 23 |
| Tampa Bay | 30 | 2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 35 |
- Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Lightning have a W/L % of .543 after a win and .640 after a loss.
- New Jersey will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Devils have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .382 after a loss.