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New Jersey Devils vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, March 11, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

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Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, March 11, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN+, The Spot and MSGSN.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Devils

Game 2 of a road trip: Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 12027-03-01: no game
  2. 22027-03-02: vs OTT
  3. 32027-03-03: no game
  4. 42027-03-04: at DET
  5. 52027-03-05: vs VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 62027-03-06: no game
  7. 72027-03-07: no game
  8. 82027-03-08: no game
  9. 92027-03-09: at FLA
  10. 102027-03-10: no game
  11. 112027-03-11: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,246 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Jose and Chicago).

  1. 12027-03-01: no game
  2. 22027-03-02: no game
  3. 32027-03-03: at LAK
  4. 42027-03-04: no game
  5. 52027-03-05: at ANA
  6. 62027-03-06: at SJS, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 72027-03-07: no game
  8. 82027-03-08: at CHI
  9. 92027-03-09: no game
  10. 102027-03-10: no game
  11. 112027-03-11: vs NJD
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,007 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,355 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New Jersey DevilsDevilsTue, Oct 13 at DET
  1. L1NewBratt#63Hughes#86Gritsyuk#81
    16:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewHischier#13Mercer#91Meier#28
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewRodrigues#17Noesen#11Mantha#39
    9:16 together at 5v5
  4. L4Glass#12Boqvist#70Lombardi#93
    7:45 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pesce#22Hughes#43
    21:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2Hamilton#7Siegenthaler#71
    16:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKovacevic#8Chisholm#47
    14:32 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bratt LRodrigues CHischier CHughes CHughes D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Rodrigues CHischier CHamilton DSiegenthaler D1:13
  2. 2Glass CMercer CPesce DHughes D0:33
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NJD 72% (8th most settled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NJD 35% (5th most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series