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Tampa Bay Lightning @ New Jersey Devils
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
5-19-0
, 1-14-0 Away
2
5-19-0
, 1-14-0 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Lightning
TB
1
0
1
2
Devils
NJ
0
2
2
4
New Jersey Devils
Devils
NJ
19-8-1
, 11-3-1 Home
4
19-8-1
, 11-3-1 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
TB
NJ
Shots
22
40
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
39
25
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
IZOD Center
6:00 AM, 7 December 1997
East Rutherford, NJ
Attendance: 17,138
Referees:
Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Mark Wheler
Don Henderson
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
NJ leads 3-0
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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