TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have assigned forward Jack Finley to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League on a conditioning stint, Vice President and General Manager Julien BriseBois announced today.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nick Paul, Darren Raddysh and Pontus Holmberg each scored in the opening eight minutes to chase Jacob Markstrom, and the injury-depleted Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New Jersey Devils 8-4 on Thursday night.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will play the New Jersey Devils on December 11, 2025. The game starts at 7:00 PM ET and will be broadcast on ESPN+ and Fubo. Both teams are looking to improve their Eastern Conference standings.

Tampa Bay’s recent setbacks all have been close, including Saturday’s game, which was scoreless for the first 52 minutes.

After a short 2 game road trip, the Devils head back to New Jersey for game 1 of a 3 game home stand.

The Devils, fresh off snapping a brutal five-game losing streak, ran into a buzzsaw tonight at the Prudential Center, absorbing a tough 8-4 loss against the scorching-hot Tampa Bay Lightning.

New Jersey will welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Prudential Center Thursday night. Puck drop is 7:08 p.m. ET. Read below for your game preview presented by Cuttler Produce and check back for the pre-game story.