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New Jersey Devils @ Tampa Bay Lightning
New Jersey Devils
Devils
NJ
1-0-0
, 1-0-0 Away
4
1-0-0
, 1-0-0 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Devils
NJ
2
1
1
4
Lightning
TB
0
1
2
3
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
1-1-0
, 1-1-0 Home
3
1-1-0
, 1-1-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
NJ
TB
Shots
27
21
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
15
23
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
5:00 AM, 4 October 1997
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 15,008
Referees:
Paul Stewart
Linesmen:
Pierre Racicot
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
NJ leads 1-0
Devils
4
Lightning
3
Game 1
4/10
Lightning
0
Devils
5
Game 2
19/10
Lightning
2
Devils
4
Game 3
7/12
Lightning
1
Devils
4
Game 4
10/1
Devils
4
Lightning
1
Game 5
27/2
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