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. ​

Jake Guentzel scored three goals for his eighth career hat trick and the Lightning beat the Devils 5-1 on Tuesday night.

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 si

TAMPA -- Jake Guentzel had a hat trick for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 5-1 win against the New Jersey Devils at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday. It was Guentzel’s eighth career hat trick and third with the Lightning.

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.

The New Jersey Devils will take on the Florida Panthers tonight to continue their five-game road trip. ​ The Devils are coming off a 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. ​The Panthers are 10-8-1, while the Devils are 13-5-1. This is the second meeting between the two teams, the first coming on October 16th, the Devils' home opener.

Guentzel started the scoring 11:40 into the game. An errant New Jersey pass leaked into the neutral zone, where Guentzel burst past every other skater to create a breakaway and bury his shot through the legs of New Jersey goalie Jacob Markstrom.

The New Jersey Devils visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after the Devils took down the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a shootout

Tonight, the New Jersey Devils face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in what promises to be an exciting matchup in Florida. As both teams navigate through injuries and seek to improve their standings,