At 3:21 of the first period, Glendening redirected a long shot by Nick Perbix for a 1-0 Lightning lead. Greaves made an outstanding save against Paul on a breakaway with four minutes left.

In the second period, the Lightning extended their lead to four. Paul (7) kicked things off 1:28 into the period with a deceptive, no-look shot cutting across the slot to double the Bolts’ lead.