Overview
- Jack Finley scored the go-ahead goal 4:09 into the third period for his first in the NHL.
- Emil Lilleberg opened the scoring and Zemgus Girgensons added an empty-netter to close it out.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves for Tampa Bay, while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17 for Florida.
- Brad Marchand tied the game on a second-period power play for his team-leading 12th of the season.
- The matchup stayed measured compared with the preseason brawl, featuring 14 penalties including a late four-minute double minor that Tampa Bay killed; the Lightning improved to 8-2-0 in their last 10 and both teams next face Vancouver.