Jacob Markstrom News

The New Jersey Devils secured a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in overtime on Saturday night. Stefan Noesen scored the game-winning power-play goal 3:19 into the extra session, marking his 17th goal of the season, with Nick Paul in the penalty box for tripping. Ondrej Palat opened the scoring with his 10th goal, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt. Jack Hughes regained the lead in the second period with his 17th goal. Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves for New Jersey, marking his 21st win of the season. Victor Hedman scored his 6th goal to tie the game, and Nikita Kucherov added his 18th goal on a breakaway for Tampa Bay, with Andrei Vasilevskiy stopping 23 shots. The win improved the Devils' record to 19-10-2 since their last loss on November 1, while the Lightning suffered their fourth consecutive road loss.