Carolina 5, Tampa Bay 1
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Carolina | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
First Period_None.
Second Period_1, Carolina, Svechnikov 1 (Kotkaniemi, Coghlan), 11:50 (pp). 2, Carolina, Stastny 1 (Coghlan, Kotkaniemi), 15:46 (pp).
Third Period_3, Carolina, Aho 1, 4:57. 4, Carolina, Jarvis 1 (Svechnikov), 6:29. 5, Tampa Bay, Namestnikov 1 (Colton, Koepke), 11:42. 6, Carolina, Stromwall 1 (Pederson, Coghlan), 18:23 (pp).
Shots on Goal_Tampa Bay 4-9-8_21. Carolina 15-19-12_46.
Power-play opportunities_Tampa Bay 0 of 2; Carolina 3 of 5.
Goalies_Tampa Bay, Lagace 0-1-0 (46 shots-41 saves). Carolina, Andersen 1-0-0 (21-20).
A_12,345 (18,680). T_2:19.
Referees_Frederick L'Ecuyer, Jon Mclsaac. Linesmen_Kyle Flemington, Jesse Marquis.