TAMPA — The Tampa Bay Lightning advanced to the Eastern Conference Second Round with a 3-1 win against the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 of the first round at Amalie Arena on Saturday.
Tampa Bay will play the Boston Bruins or Toronto Maple Leafs next. The Bruins lead the series 3-2.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves, and Mikhail Sergachev, Nikita Kucherov and Ryan Callahan scored for the Lightning.
«We played well and we did a good job,» Vasilevskiy said. «They are a good team, but we were a little better. The guys played well. We played well all series long, but now it’s in the past and we have to move on.»
Patrick Maroon scored, and Cory Schneider made 36 saves for the Devils.
Tampa Bay Lightning avanza a segunda ronda de la Conferencia del Oeste despues de vencer en el quinto, 3-1 a New Jersey Devils, el sábado en el Amalie Arena y ganar la serie al mejor de 7, 4-1.
Tampa Bay jugara con el ganador de la serie que lidera Boston 3-2 sobre Toronto.
Andrei Vasilevskiy tuvo 26 salvamentos y Mikhail Sergachev, Nikita Kucheronv y Ryan Callahan anotaron por los Lightning en la victoria sobre Devils.