EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Martin St. Louis scored with 5:40 remaining Saturday as the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied for its third straight win, a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
In May, New Jersey eliminated Tampa Bay in five tight games en route to its third Stanley Cup championship in nine years.
John Madden fanned on a clearing attempt in the neutral zone and Brad Richards chipped the puck ahead to St. Louis, who got behind defenseman Scott Stevens to create a 2-on-1.
Benched for Game Five of last season's playoff series, Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 29 shots for the Lightning, who improved to just 5-18-2 in the regular season at New Jersey.
Patrik Elias and rookie defenseman Paul Martin scored for New Jersey, which opened the season with a win and two ties.
