Lightning, Devils begin stretch that will feed familiarity

The New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning will get to know each other pretty well this week.

In the first of three meetings spanning a six-day stretch, the Devils on Tuesday night will try for a fourth consecutive victory while looking to hand the Lightning their season-high fourth straight road defeat in the game in Newark, N.J.

In an interesting scheduling quirk, New Jersey and Tampa Bay have yet to meet this seas