Game 3 Lesson: Keep Cool, Keep Calm, Keep Tampa Bay’s Power Play off the Ice

As I wrote one of my usually long recaps after the big Game 3 win last night, I deferred to the this evening to highlight a key lesson for Game 3. The New Jersey Devils made some notable adjustments in their 5-2 win on Monday night. The Zajac line was switched to Point’s line, which helped keep them at bay. Line changes were staggered to give Taylor Hall some different looks, which was why you saw him feed Stefan Noesen for the eventual game winner. Cory Schneider got the start and was great. However, one aspect of the Devils’ game did not go so well: the penalty kill.

Ultimately, that’s the big lesson out of Game 3 to take into Game 4. Rather than hoping that Tampa Bay’s power play will…