The Stanley Cup Playoffs start now, with divisional round series. Each post will contain the entire series.
Game 1: Amalie Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida. In goal: Keith Kinkaid for the Devils and Andrei Vasilevskiy for the Lightning. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with an Ondrej Palat goal, via Tyler Johnson and Ryan McDonagh. The Lightning added on with a Johnson goal, helped along by Palat and Brayden Point. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the second period as Yanni Gourde scored a power play goal, with the help of Palat and Mikhail Sergachev. New Jersey got on the board with an unassisted Taylor Hall goal. The Devils got closer in the third period with a Travis Zajac power play goal, powered by Hall and Will Butcher. Tampa Bay replied with an Alex Killorn goal, made possible by Gourde. The Lightning iced it at 5-2 with a Nikita Kucherov empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Palat, Johnson, and Gourde, while Hall gets an honorable mention. The Lightning have a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Amalie Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida. In goal: Keith Kinkaid for the Devils and Andrei Vasilevskiy for the Lightning. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Brayden Point goal, made possible by Ondrej Palat and Ryan McDonagh. New Jersey tied it on a Nico Hischier goal, going in unassisted. The Lightning retook the lead with an Alex Killorn power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. Tampa Bay added on with a Tyler Johnson goal, his second of the playoffs, via McDonagh and Point. The Lightning extended the lead on an unassisted Kucherov goal, his second of the postseason. Tampa Bay padded the lead on another Killorn power play goal, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, with helpers from J.T. Miller and Kucherov. Cory Schneider replaced Kinkaid in goal. The Devils got one back with a Sami Vatanen goal, passed from Andy Greene and the goalie Schneider. New Jersey got closer in the third period with a Blake Coleman goal, helped along by Travis Zajac and John Moore. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars given to Kucherov, Killorn, and Point, while McDonagh gets an honorable mention. The series heads north with the Lightning ahead 2-0.
Game 3: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey. In goal: Andrei Vasilevskiy for the Lightning and Cory Schneider for the Devils. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with an Alex Killorn power play goal, his fourth of the postseason, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. New Jersey tied it on a Taylor Hall goal, his second of the playoffs, via Brian Boyle and Kyle Palmieri. The Lightning took the lead back on a Stamkos power play goal, assisted by Kucherov and Killorn. The Devils tied it again on a Will Butcher power play goal, with assists provided by Hall and Kyle Palmieri. New Jersey gained the lead on a Stefan Noesen goal, coming off of Hall and Andy Greene. The Devils added on with a shorthanded empty net goal by Blake Coleman, his second of the postseason, going in unassisted. New Jersey capped it at 5-2 with a Ben Lovejoy unassisted empty net goal. The three stars were Hall, Stamkos, and Killorn, while Kucherov gets an honorable mention. The Lightning retain a 2-1 series lead despite the setback.
Game 4: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey. In goal: Andrei Vasilevskiy for the Lightning and Cory Schneider for the Devils. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, powered by Will Butcher and Taylor Hall. Tampa Bay tied on a J.T. Miller goal, assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning took the lead with a Kucherov goal, his third of the postseason, passed from Braydon Coburn and Miller. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 with a Kucherov empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the playoffs, set up by Miller. The three stars were Kucherov, Miller, and Vasilevskiy (27 for 28 in saves). The Lightning return home ahead 3-1 in the series.
Game 5: Amalie Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida. In goal: Cory Schneider for the Devils and Andrei Vasilevskiy for the Lightning. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Mikhail Sergachev goal, assisted by Anthony Cirelli. The Lightning added on in the third period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his fifth of the postseason, via Anton Stralman and Steven Stamkos. New Jersey got on the board with a Patrick Maroon goal, courtesy of Kyle Palmieri and Will Butcher. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 with a Ryan Callahan empty net goal, set up by Ryan McDonagh. The three stars were Kucherov, Vasilevskiy (26 for 27 in saves), and Sergachev. The Lightning head to the second round after taking this series 4-1.
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