Tampa Bay 5, Montreal 3
| Tampa Bay | 0 | – | 5 |
| Montreal | 0 | – | 3 |
First Period_1, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 10 (Point, Hagel), 0:22. 2, Tampa Bay, Paul 6 (Hedman, Stamkos), 7:15. 3, Tampa Bay, Barre-Boulet 4 (Hagel, Sergachev), 9:09 (pp). 4, Tampa Bay, Eyssimont 4 (Cernak, Hedman), 13:50.
Second Period_None.
Third Period_5, Montreal, Suzuki 4 (Caufield, Monahan), 6:50 (pp). 6, Montreal, Pezzetta 1 (Evans, Guhle), 7:24. 7, Tampa Bay, Paul 7 (Stamkos, Kucherov), 17:40 (pp). 8, Montreal, Dvorak 1 (Harris, Barron), 19:41.
Shots on Goal_Tampa Bay 9-8-15_32. Montreal 5-8-13_26.
Power-play opportunities_Tampa Bay 2 of 5; Montreal 1 of 6.
Goalies_Tampa Bay, Tomkins 1-2-0 (26 shots-23 saves). Montreal, Allen 3-2-1 (9-5), Montreal, Montembeault 2-2-1 (23-22).
A_21,105 (21,288). T_2:32.
Referees_Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney. Linesmen_Tyson Baker, Jonathan Deschamps.