NEWARK, N.J. — Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal in overtime as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night. Noesen got his 17th goal 3:19 into the extra session with Nick Paul in the penalty box for tripping. The Devils had the only five shots on goal in overtime.
Kucherov scored a goal Saturday in a 3-2 overtime loss to New Jersey.
Overtime NJD 3, TBL 2 3:10 Stefan Noesen (17) - Jesper Bratt - PP A 4-on-3 power play in overtime ended with the game-winning goal for the home team on Saturday, as forward Stefan Noesen scored in the slot to end the game.
Jesper Bratt had two assists in New Jersey’s sixth straight victory at home. Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov scored for Tampa Bay. Palat opened the scoring at 8:09 of the first period with his 10th goal, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Bratt.
Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Sunday. Brandon Hagel also scored for the Lightning, and Anthony Cirelli and Nick Paul had empty-net goals.
The New Jersey Devils returned home for the first time in 2025 following a six-game road trip. The Lightning were coming off a 4-1 win against the Boston Bruins in their first of three road matchups.
Following a heartbreaking loss in New Jersey Saturday night ... the Pittsburgh defender to tie the score 6:54 into the second period. Later in the frame, Nikita Kucherov hammered a one-timer past Tristan Jarry off a nice feed from captain Victor Hedman.
The Tampa Bay Lightning fought to earn three standings points this weekend despite trailing in each of their back-to-back games on the road, a trip that culminated with a comeback victory in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Lightning tied Saturday’s game against the New Jersey Devils in the third period before falling 3-2 in overtime.
A late breakaway goal from Nikita Kucherov stood as the game-winner as the Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday. The win closed a weekend back-to-back, one in which the Lightning left with three standings points after Saturday’s overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Konecny has been on a steady rise. He has led the Flyers in scoring each of the last three seasons and four of the past five. An All-Star last February, he finished the 2023-24 season with a career high in goals (33) and points (68), and he’s on pace to shatter his best numbers with 35 goals, 59 assists and 94 points this year.
Many of the Wings' recent first-round draft picks have been contributing heavily during the team's 8-2-0 run since coach Todd McLellan took over.
The Tampa Bay Lightning edged the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 Thursday evening when Bolts forward Jake Guentzel scored the lone goal in sudden death. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away shots by Anaheim forward Mason McTavish and Ducks leading scorer Troy Terry in the shootout to allow Tampa Bay to win its 24th game of the season,