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Langenbrunners late tally pushes Devils past Lightning LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeNEWARK NJ Andy Greene is taking advantage of his increased playing time since Jacques Lemaire took over as coach of the New Jersey DevilsGreene went from a seldomused player last season under Brent Sutter to the anchor of an injurydepleted defence for LemaireGreene made the key play Friday night firing the point shot that Jamie Langenbrunner deflected for the winner with 381 seconds left in regulation to give the Devils a 32 win over the Tampa Bay LightningWith Johnny Oduya and Paul Martin out with major injuries Greene has filled the offensive gap on the Devils blueline The assist gave him 14 points tops this season among New Jersey defencemenHe has got confidence Lemaire said Hes on top of his game He started a little slow but he had good moments Then all of a sudden he started to be our top defencemanAnd the one who made the key play to pull out the latest victoryI had a lane to the net and just tried to throw it there Greene said Jamie got a great tip on it Thats why you play until the final whistle You keep going to the very end and you have to be ready for anythingLangenbrunner wasnt sure he deserved the goalIt was a great play by Greenie the Devils captain said He did a great job taking the puck from the boards and getting to the middle and finding a lane through I just went to the net They said it hit me although Im not 100 per cent certainThe win was the Devils seventh in the last eight games at home and 10th in a row against the LightningBrian Rolston and Niclas Bergfors had powerplay goals for New Jersey while Martin Brodeur made 22 savesVincent Lecavalier and Steve Downie scored for Tampa Bay which dropped its fourth straight gameThe game seemed headed for overtime when Tampa Bay pulled even at two on a powerplay goal by Downie with three minutes remaining in regulation Downie tucked home a perfectlytimed pass from Steve StamkosRolston and Bergfors scored powerplay goals early in the third period to give the Devils a 21 leadRolston evened the score at 115 the tally coming only three seconds after Lukas Krajicek was whistled fo...