Tampa Bay 6, Ottawa 4
| Tampa Bay | 3 | – | 6 |
| Ottawa | 0 | – | 4 |
First Period_1, Ottawa, Tkachuk 7 (Joseph, Sanderson), 12:58. 2, Tampa Bay, Hedman 2 (Kucherov, Point), 17:05. Penalties_Watson, TB (Fighting), 2:36; MacEwen, OTT (Fighting), 2:36.
Second Period_3, Tampa Bay, Point 3 (Kucherov), 0:32. 4, Tampa Bay, Eyssimont 3 (Cirelli), 4:57. 5, Tampa Bay, Point 4 (Kucherov), 18:19. Penalties_Hedman, TB (Slashing), 6:30; Giroux, OTT (Hooking), 12:45.
Third Period_6, Ottawa, Giroux 3 (Stutzle, Bernard-Docker), 1:17. 7, Tampa Bay, Point 5 (Stamkos, Kucherov), 9:38 (pp). 8, Ottawa, Tkachuk 8 (Norris), 11:08 (pp). 9, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 7 (Barre-Boulet, Hedman), 11:24. 10, Ottawa, Batherson 2 (Tkachuk), 12:14. Penalties_Jeannot, TB (Cross Checking), 2:55; Ottawa bench, served by Batherson (Too Many Men on the Ice), 5:36; Hamonic, OTT (Hooking), 8:14; Jeannot, TB (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 9:55; Tampa Bay bench, served by Barre-Boulet (Delay of Game), 12:14.
Shots on Goal_Tampa Bay 15-16-6_37. Ottawa 7-9-12_28.
Power-play opportunities_Tampa Bay 1 of 3; Ottawa 1 of 4.
Goalies_Tampa Bay, Johansson 5-1-3 (28 shots-24 saves). Ottawa, Korpisalo 2-4-0 (20-17), Ottawa, Forsberg 2-2-0 (17-14).
A_17,387 (18,572). T_2:36.
Referees_Eric Furlatt, Kendrick Nicholson. Linesmen_Steve Barton, Kilian McNamara.