New Jersey 0 1 1 0-3

Tampa Bay 2 0 0 0-2

First Period-1, Tampa Bay, Malone 20 (St. Louis, Lecavalier), 4:33. 2, Tampa Bay, Malone 21 (Lecavalier, Smaby), 12:55.

Second Period-3, New Jersey, Rolston 11 (Clarkson, Zubrus), 2:16 (pp).

Third Period-4, New Jersey, Parise 35 (Zajac, Langenbrunner), 1:13 (pp).

Overtime-None.

Shootout-New Jersey 2 (Parise G, Elias G); Tampa Bay 1 (Lecavalier G, Prospal NG, Malone NG).

Shots on Goal-New Jersey 11-12-13-4-40. Tampa Bay 14-12-13-2-41.

Goalies-New Jersey, Weekes. Tampa Bay, Ramo. A-14,408 (19,758). T-2:38.