The NHL Belt · rivalry
New Jersey Devils vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
11Belt meetings
6Devils wins
3Lightning wins
7Title changes
New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 11 times with the NHL belt on the line, from March 15, 1996 to January 12, 2020. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. New Jersey Devils lead the belt series 6–3, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,646 | Mar 15, 1996 | New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–0 | Title change |
| 5,651 | Mar 26, 1996 | New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–4 | Title change |
| 5,766 | Apr 8, 1997 | New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning tied 2–2 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 5,819 | Dec 6, 1997 | New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 | Defense |
| 5,907 | Nov 8, 1998 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 3–1 | Title change |
| 6,390 | Mar 27, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils tied 2–2 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 6,426 | Oct 18, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 | Title change |
| 6,738 | Nov 24, 2007 | New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 | Defense |
| 7,064 | Feb 25, 2011 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 | Title change |
| 7,066 | Mar 2, 2011 | New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 | Title change |
| 7,841 | Jan 12, 2020 | New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 | Title change |