Top-seeded Lightning expect tight series vs. young Devils

The top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning are well aware that the speedy New Jersey Devils are a dangerous opponent that can't be taken lightly in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The underdog Devils won all three regular-season meetings between the teams. That doesn't guarantee success when the teams begin their best-of-7 Eastern Conference series Thursday night, but it clearly has the attention of the talented and more experienced Lightning.