TAMPA -- Connor Brown scored twice for the New Jersey Devils to a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday.

Nico Hischier and Timo Meier each had a goal and assist, and Luke Hughes and Arseny Gritsyuk each had two assists for the Devils (1-1-0), who opened the season with a 6-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. Jacob Markstrom made 13 saves.

Yanni Gourde and Ryan McDonagh scored for the Lightning (0-2-0), who lost two straight to start the season for the first time since 2008. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves.

Meier gave the Devils a 1-0 at 8:30 of the first period when he stuffed in a rebound from close range off his initial shot that was blocked.

Brown extended New Jersey's lead to 2-0 at 10:17, when he chipped in a goal from the low slot

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