Nashville 5, San Jose 1
| San Jose | 0 | – | 1 |
| Nashville | 2 | – | 5 |
First Period_1, Nashville, Fagemo 1 (Nyquist, Carrier), 17:15 (pp). Penalties_San Jose bench, served by Barabanov (Delay of Game), 15:30; Parssinen, NSH (Interference), 18:53.
Second Period_2, Nashville, Novak 3 (Josi, Sherwood), 2:06. 3, Nashville, Sherwood 1 (Evangelista), 2:18. Penalties_Ferraro, SJ (Tripping), 3:14; Sissons, NSH (Tripping), 6:13; Kunin, SJ (Fighting), 8:52; Sherwood, NSH (Fighting), 8:52; Hoffman, SJ (Holding), 15:49.
Third Period_4, Nashville, Novak 4 (Parssinen, Nyquist), 2:47 (pp). 5, San Jose, Hertl 1 (Ferraro, Knyzhov), 10:33. 6, Nashville, Evangelista 1 (Fabbro), 13:26. Penalties_Zetterlund, SJ (Delay of Game), 1:45; Duclair, SJ (High Sticking), 5:17.
Shots on Goal_San Jose 11-13-8_32. Nashville 9-12-12_33.
Power-play opportunities_San Jose 0 of 2; Nashville 2 of 5.
Goalies_San Jose, Blackwood 0-2-1 (34 shots-28 saves). Nashville, Saros 3-3-0 (32-31).
A_17,222 (17,113). T_2:28.
Referees_Mitch Dunning, Gord Dwyer. Linesmen_Kyle Flemington, CJ Murray.