The Tampa Bay Lightning face the New Jersey Devils with both teams looking to build off great seasons. The Lightning have a 39-22-6 record which is third best in the Atlantic Division but hope to improve after winning only three of their last 10 games. The Devils have a 44-16-6 record and with three wins in a row have leaped into first place in the Metropolitan Division. Both teams look to improve in the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference and the upcoming game should be a great one as a result.
The Lightning are having a great season with their offense leading the way, scoring 3.45 goals per game. Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point have scored 69 goals and 105 assists to leave the top line but the rest of the offensive stepped up as well. Brandon Hagel, Alex Killorn, and Nick Paul have combined for 60 goals and 75 assists while defensemen Victor Hedman and Mikhail Sergachev have added 13 goals and 78 assists from the point to open up the offense.
The offense has stepped up but the defense has struggled, allowing 3.04 goals per game with 37 goals in the last nine games. Hedman and Sergachev have combined for 7.5 defensive point shares but the rest of the unit has struggled, allowing opponents to find open shots on the net at will. The bright spot has been the play of goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy who has a .914 save percentage and a 2.70 goals-against average on 1564 shots with 13. 3 goals saved above average.
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