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Three players returned to the New Jersey Devils lineup on Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dougie Hamilton, Evgenii Dadonov, and Connor Brown all hit the ice for the Devils on Tuesday night after being injured for several games.
Former Merrimack defenseman Declan Carlile was recalled to the Tampa Bay Lightning earlier this week and made his NHL season debut on Tuesday night, contributing in a win over the New Jersey Devils.
The Devils have been, dare I say, one of the hottest teams in the NHL in the first month of the season. Thanks to a strong combination of scoring, defense and excellent goaltending, the team from the Garden State has placed itself near the top of the league standings.
Jake Guentzel scored a hat-trick and the Lightning scored twice on the power play to carry the home team over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. The Lightning built a 3-0 lead behind a pair of goals by Guentzel and another for Nikita Kucherov before the Devils scored a late goal in the second period.
Nikita Kucherov is expected to be available tonight as the Tampa Bay Lightning host the injury-hit New Jersey Devils. With several New Jersey stars sidelined, Kucherov’s offensive impact becomes crucial for Tampa Bay’s game plan,
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