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Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Tuesday, April 6, 2027 · Prudential Center

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The Spot · MSGSN

Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Tuesday, April 6, 2027, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on The Spot and MSGSN.

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

Rest and travel

Lightning

Game 3 of a road trip: Boston and Buffalo, now New Jersey.

  1. 272027-03-27: vs NYR
  2. 282027-03-28: no game
  3. 292027-03-29: no game
  4. 302027-03-30: vs TOR
  5. 312027-03-31: no game
  6. 12027-04-01: vs CBJ
  7. 22027-04-02: no game
  8. 32027-04-03: at BOS
  9. 42027-04-04: no game
  10. 52027-04-05: at BUF
  11. 62027-04-06: at NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~284 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,867 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Devils

Another game at home.

  1. 272027-03-27: at MTL
  2. 282027-03-28: no game
  3. 292027-03-29: vs CAR
  4. 302027-03-30: no game
  5. 312027-03-31: vs MIN
  6. 12027-04-01: no game
  7. 22027-04-02: no game
  8. 32027-04-03: at CAR
  9. 42027-04-04: vs FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 52027-04-05: no game
  11. 62027-04-06: vs TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLNJD

Settled lines

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

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

Goalie pull, down one

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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series