Connor Brown scored his first two goals as a member of the visiting New Jersey Devils in their first win this season, a 5-3 victory that kept the Tampa Bay Lightning winless on Saturday night.

Brown, who netted 13 goals for the Edmonton Oilers last season, scored in the first and third periods as the Devils rolled to victory in a matchup of Eastern Conference playoff clubs from last season.

Timo Meier and Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist apiece. Luke Hughes and Arseny Gritsyuk each had two assists. Jacob Markstrom made 14 saves for New Jersey.

The Lightning's Yanni Gourde, Ryan McDonagh and Darren Raddysh tallied goals. Max Crozier had two assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 shots.

In the opening period, Meier notched his first goal at 8:30 after Hischier's hard rush near Vasi

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