NHL: Devils fall to Lightning, series tied at 1-1
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Saturday, April 14, 2007
Series even at 1-1. (Best of Seven)
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 2 | New Jersey Devils |
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The Tampa Bay Lightning got back into the best-of-seven series, tonight, drawing even with the Devils at one game apiece. Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis, and Filip Kuba all scored for the Lightning. Offense plus sturdy goaltending by Johan Holmqvist equaled a win for the Lightning, which will return home to the St. Pete Times Forum for the next two games of the series.
Both Lecavalier and Devils center Zach Parise have three goals in the past two games.
Tampa and Jersey will face each other at least three more times in the opening round of the NHL Playoffs. The next meeting between the two clubs will be Monday, April 16, at 7:00 pm EDT, when the teams will meet again at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.
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Scoring Summary
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| No. | Period | Time | Team | Scorer (No.) | Assists | Score |
| 1 | 1st | 9:02 | TB | Filip Kuba (1) SH | Eric Perrin, Brad Richards | 1-0 |
| 2 | 1st | 18:11 | NJ | Zach Parise (3) PP | Brian Rafalski, Jamie Langenbrunner | 1-1 |
| 3 | 2nd | 16:19 | TB | Jamie Langenbrunner (1) PP | Brian Gionta, Patrik Elias | 1-2 |
| 4 | 2nd | 19:11 | TB | Martin St. Louis (2) | Brad Richards, Jason Ward | 2-2 |
| 5 | 3rd | 1:42 | TB | Vincent Lecavalier (3) | Paul Ranger, Vaclav Prospal | 3-2 |
Goaltending
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| Team | Player | Shots | Saves | Save Pct. | ||
| NJ | Martin Brodeur | 20 | 17 | .850 | ||
| TB | Johan Holmqvist | 36 | 34 | .944 | ||
Three Stars of the Game
- #1 = Vincent Lecavalier, C, Tampa Bay Lightnung - 1 Goal
- #2 = Johan Holmqvist, G, Tampa Bay Lightning - 34 saves, .944 SV%
- #3 = Zach Parise, C, New Jersey Deivls - 1 Goal
External links
- Official Website of the New Jersey Devils
- Official Website of the Tampa Bay Lightning
- National Hockey League Official Website
Sources
- NHL Online ReportViewer - Game Summary
- NHL Online ReportViewer - Event Summary
- NHL Online ReportViewer - Play-by-Play
- Yahoo! Sports Boxscore - New Jersey Devils 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3
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