The New Jersey Devils had another tough night on home ice, falling 8-4 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a game that slipped away almost immediately. What made the loss even more frustrating was how quickly things went wrong, with Jacob Markstrom giving up three goals on seven shots in the opening eight minutes. It forced head coach Sheldon Keefe to make an early change, something he usually avoids with his goaltenders.

Markstrom spent the remainder of the game on the bench, watching the Devils struggle to keep pace. The loss marked their fifth straight defeat at home, a trend that’s starting to sound alarms throughout the team.

Markstrom’s frustration over being pulled was clear during the postgame interview, where he grew noticeably testy with reporters. When asked whether he was fully hea

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