Ottawa 5, Tampa Bay 2
| Tampa Bay | 2 | – | 2 |
| Ottawa | 2 | – | 5 |
First Period_1, Ottawa, Tarasenko 1 (Greig, Chychrun), 7:02. Penalties_Joseph, OTT (Roughing), 11:23; Hedman, TB (Roughing), 11:23; Hamonic, OTT (Cross Checking), 16:33.
Second Period_2, Tampa Bay, Cirelli 1 (Jeannot, Raddysh), 1:00. 3, Ottawa, Tkachuk 3 (Giroux), 8:48. 4, Tampa Bay, Jeannot 1 (Hedman, Eyssimont), 13:00. 5, Ottawa, Joseph 2 (Tarasenko), 19:01. Penalties_Stutzle, OTT (Roughing), 5:37; Sergachev, TB (Interference), 15:01.
Third Period_6, Ottawa, Tkachuk 4 (Zub, Sanderson), 12:53. 7, Ottawa, Stutzle 2 (Tkachuk), 17:17 (en). Penalties_Raddysh, TB (Tripping), 4:53; Jeannot, TB (Roughing), 20:00.
Shots on Goal_Tampa Bay 3-10-11_24. Ottawa 17-15-6_38.
Power-play opportunities_Tampa Bay 0 of 2; Ottawa 0 of 2.
Goalies_Tampa Bay, Tomkins 0-1-0 (37 shots-33 saves). Ottawa, Korpisalo 1-1-0 (24-22).
A_15,584 (18,572). T_2:30.
Referees_Michael Markovic, Dan O’Rourke. Linesmen_Ryan Gibbons, Justin Johnson.