Zach Parise's 43rd goal at 1:21 of overtime Friday led the New Jersey Devils to a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay's Martins Karsums created a 4-4 tie with his first goal at 14:06 of the third period. New Jersey's Jamie Langenbrunner scored his 26th and 27th goals, one on the power play in the second.

Zach Parise and Patrick Elias scored on New Jersey's only two shootout attempts Thursday night, lifting the Devils to a 3-2 decision over Tampa Bay. Parise also scored a power-play goal 1:13 into the third period that brought about a 2-2 tie and contributed to the Devils' fifth win in six games.

Tampa Bay goalie Mike Smith turned back 29 of 30 shots Monday, leading the Lightning to a 3-1 victory over the host Los Angeles Kings. Vincent Lecavalier notched a goal and an assist while Mark Recchi and Evgeny Artyukhin scored first-period goals for the Lightning, who improved to 3-1 on a West Coast road trip following Friday's win in Anaheim.

A separated left shoulder will cause Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Tanguay to miss at least six weeks of NHL action. Tanguay was hurt in the first period of a 2-1 win over Tampa Bay Tuesday on a body check by 6-foot-5-inch, 260-pound Lightning forward Evgeny Artyukhin. The Montreal Gazette reported Friday that the hit was so violent that a pane of glass was dislodged from the corner boards at the St.

Martin St. Louis and Ryan Malone had a goal and three assists each Saturday night and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida 6-4 to sweep a home-and-home series. Vincent Lecavalier had two goals and an assist, and Evgeny Artyukhin and Steven Stamkos each scored a goal for the Lightning.