Jake Guentzel scored three goals for his eighth career hat trick and the Lightning beat the Devils 5-1 on Tuesday night.

Jake Guentzel scored three goals for his eighth career hat trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Tuesday night. Darren Raddysh had a goal and two assists, and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and assist.

Former Pittsburgh Penguins star Jake Guentzel is continuing to shine with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 31-year-old forward has been having a strong start to the season with the Lightning, and he only built on that during their most recent contest against the New Jersey Devils on Nov. 18.

Guentzel started the scoring 11:40 into the game. An errant New Jersey pass leaked into the neutral zone, where Guentzel burst past every other skater to create a breakaway and bury his shot through the legs of New Jersey goalie Jacob Markstrom.

The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired the rights to pending unrestricted free agent winger Jake Guentzel from the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in exchange for a 2025 third-round draft pick. Guentzel, 29, is slated to become an unrestricted free agent Monday ...

There are virtually no promising metrics so far. His baseline stats are brutal this season (.864 save percentage with a 3.83 goals-against average). His advanced metrics are even worse — Markstrom ranks seventh-to-last in saves above expected with a minus-4.8, according to Money Puck.

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay’s Jake Guentzel recorded a hat trick as the Lightning topped the Devils, 5-1, Tuesday night at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning built a 3-0 lead on goals from Guentzel (2) and Nikita Kucherov.