Tampa, FL (My Sportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils target their third straight win tonight when they head to Tampa to face off with the Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum.

After beating Montreal on Tuesday, the Devils handled the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday.

Christian Berglund and Scott Gomez each scored, while Martin Brodeur stopped 27 of the 28 shots he faced for the Devils, who improved to 7-3-1 in their last 11.

Joe Nieuwendyk is closing in on a significant milestone and can become the 32nd player in NHL history to earn membership into the 500 club with his next score. He has tallied 314 of his career goals with Calgary, 178 with Dallas and seven with New Jersey.

Nieuwendyk had a shot at history on Friday, but passed on shooting the puck into an empty net.

Defenseman Oleg Tverdovsky, who sat out his fifth straight game on Friday, has been cleared by doctors but still isn't feeling well. Tverdovsky said he is still suffering from periodic dizziness. and is not likely to suit up tonight.

The Devils, with 51 points, sit two behind the first-place Philadelphia Flyers in the Atlantic Division standings. Jersey, 3-4-1-1 in its last nine road outings, will head home for a pair following tonight's tilt.

Tampa Bay enters Saturday's contest on the heels of a 3-2 overtime loss to the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday.

Vincent Lecavalier recorded a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who have lost four of their last five (1-3-0-1). Brad Richards collected an assist and extended his home point streak to 10 games (4g, 10a). Richards leads the team with 32 assists

Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 36 shots for the Lightning, who are 12-5-1-2 at home this season and are 3-1-1-1 in their last six in their arena.

Lecavalier is now two goals shy of 100 for his NHL career. His 98 tallies rank him second in Lightning history behind only Brian Bradley's 111 and he will likely become just the second player in franchise history to reach the century mark..

Tampa, which is tied atop the Southeast Division with the Washington Capitals with 45 points, will visit Ottawa on Tuesday.

The Lightning, who have split a pair with the Devils this season, are 4-1-1 in the last six matchups and have won two straight from New Jersey in Tampa.